![]() : Even though it may be more obvious behind an addled deer running for it's life, a horse will too indeed raise it's tail in flight. We think the likely answer to this clue is BUGOUT. : : ESC: we're dealing in small details here, but it's rather hard for a mustang to raise its tail, given that it's a bunch of long hair - the "flag" of a fleeing deer is quite obvious. Hightail it Haydn is a collection of 18 original piano solos by students for students edited by Jen Smith Lanthier and produced by Northern Lights Canadian. The crossword clue Hightail it with 6 letters was last seen on the March 26, 2022. : : : : I certainly agree "hightailing" was in reference to fleeing white-assed deer and may have migrated West with settlers, but it's not much of a stretch to apply it to fleeing, white-assed mustangs either. If any reader has had the privilege of seeing a deer leave in a hurry, they'll know what I'm talking about. He started to hightail it out of there, but I stopped him at the door. were founded in 2004 the company renamed itself Hightail in 2013. The phrase may have migrated West with the pioneers, who were certainly acquainted with the behavior of the white tails they knew in the Eastern states. idiomatic To hurry or run often, to flee. Hightail Hightail, formerly YouSendIt, is a cloud service that lets users send and receive digitally sign and synchronize files. : : : : I hate to disagree with such authorities as the Morrises, but I am convinced that the phrase originated with the white tail deer, whose short, sturdy tails are white on the underside, and raised high when fleeing as a danger sign to other deer in the area. From those animals that raise their tails. : : : : : May also have something to do with the fact that tails are raised when in flight To go as fast as possible, especially in fleeing: hightailed out of town. Answer B U G O U T We have found 0 other crossword clues with the same answer. The solution we have for Hightail it has a total of 6 letters. This crossword clue was last seen on MaLA Times Crossword puzzle. Example 1: When I fired rifle at the large buck and missed the buck hightailed it. While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Hightail it crossword clue. : : : : "HIGHTAIL - a slang expression meaning 'to leave in a great hurry,' is a Western expression and was originally used to describe the way a herd of mustangs will break and race away when 'spooked' or frightened by the approach of cowboys." From Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988). This is referring to deer, (antelope, caribou, et. : : : : I believe it comes from watching deer run away from danger. From those animals that raise their tails when fleeing. : : : : : Where does the phrase high tail it come from? As in my mom used to say, You had better high tail it home right now. To go as fast as possible, especially in fleeing: hightailed out of town. In Reply to: Hightail it posted by ESC on December 23, 2000 ![]()
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