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A quick internet search suggests to me it may be a term for a kind of ale. "Tail Wheat Ale". Would that match the context in which you have come across the phrase? On 23 August 2018 at 06:44, Andy Cuckson < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Can anyone help with a definition of the agricultural term 'tail' > associated with wheat? > Can't tell if it's a noun or a verb. > Seen in a few documents associated with Snailbeach mine co's farming > enterprise. > Many thanks > Andy Cuckson > > If you need to leave the list, send the following message to > [log in to unmask] - > > leave mining-history > --------- > -- Peter Burgess ------------------------------ Wealden Cave and Mine Society www.wcms.org.uk ------------------------------ Honorary Archivist for Reigate Grammar School If you need to leave the list, send the following message to [log in to unmask] - leave mining-history ---------