DCHP-1 Online
hung-by-tail North, Obs. 
n. fish, especially whitefish, partially dried and cured in the sun and wind by being hung by their tails to a pole, used as winter feed for sled-dogs.
See also: hung fish
- 1887 They call [these fish] "hung-by-tail" from the manner in which they are preserved.
- 1887 They call [these fish] "hung-by-tail" from the manner in which they are preserved.