Trailing

Trailing

Trailing is a term used to describe the practice of writing poetry, where one person begins a poem and another person writes the second line, a third person the third, and so on. It is thought to have originated in the French Enlightenment when intellectuals used to trail for amusement at parties. It has largely been lost as a practice, although there are still groups that promote modern day trailing in various clubs and on a number of internet sites.


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  • Trailing — Trail ing, a. & vb. n. from {Trail}. [1913 Webster] {Trailing arbutus}. (Bot.) See under {Arbutus}. {Trailing spring}, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trailing — index subsequent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Trailing — The most recent time period, often used to describe the time that a particular set of data is referring to. Trailing is used to describe a past statistic, such as same store sales, but can also be used to describe a technique, such as a trailing… …   Investment dictionary

  • Trailing — Trail Trail (tr[=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trailing}.] [OE. trailen, OF. trailler to trail a deer, or hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue him with a limehound, F. trailler to trail a fishing line;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trailing — trail|ing [ treılıŋ ] adjective a trailing plant has stems that grow very long or hang down: trailing ivy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • trailing — adjective a trailing plant grows along the ground or hangs down: ivy and other trailing plants …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • trailing — semi·trailing; trailing; …   English syllables

  • trailing — UK [ˈtreɪlɪŋ] / US adjective a trailing plant has stems that grow very long or hang down trailing ivy …   English dictionary

  • trailing — adj. Trailing is used with these nouns: ↑flex …   Collocations dictionary

  • trailing — trail|ing [ˈtreılıŋ] adj a trailing plant grows along the ground or hangs down …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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