hardtail

Etymology

From hard + tail.

noun

  1. (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus).
  2. A bicycle or motorcycle without rear suspension.
  3. A small scombrid, especially a little tunny or bonito.“But if fishing for striped bass is a piscatorial religion, then fishing for hardtails is its cultish counterpart.”
  4. A mule.“He'll ride a horse now and then, but he prefers them long-eared hardtails.”