tag end

noun

1
: the last part
2
: a miscellaneous or random bit

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Set it up by tying a 12 to 24 inch length of 6-lb fluorocarbon to your main line, leaving a 3- to 4-inch tag end off your knot, and then tie on a 1/4 ounce casting weight to the bottom of the line. Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024 Tie a size 4 to size 2 octopus hook to the tag end of the fluro and then hook a small soft plastic baitfish or leech, such as a Tiny Fluke or a Slug-Go, through its head. Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024 After the knot has been fully tightened, trim the tag ends of the leader and braid. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024 Begin winding this leg of the loop around the hook shank and over both tag ends. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024 Next, pass the tag end back through the overhand knot. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 18 Oct. 2023 Don’t cinch it too tightly and be sure to leave a tag end that’s 5 to 6 inches long. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 18 Oct. 2023 With a firm pull on the tag end, the Quick Release Knot will come undone easily. Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023 Pass the tag end back through the small loop created in Step 1. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tag end was in 1807

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“Tag end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20end. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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