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Retailed
(gcide) | Retail \Re*tail"\ (r[-e]*t[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Retailed;p. pr. & vb. n. Retailing.] [Cf. F. retailler to
cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to cut. See Retail, n.,
Tailor, and cf. Detail.]
1. To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound,
gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to
retail cloth or groceries.
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2. To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] --Pope.
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3. To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell
again or to many (what has been told or done); to report;
as, to retail slander. "To whom I will retail my conquest
won." --Shak.
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He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares
At wakes and wassails. --Shak.
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Wire-tailed
(gcide) | Wire-tailed \Wire"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long,
slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules.
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