Tail Twisting

And Michael did, bumping his flanks against Daughtry's knee; nudging his head against Daughtry's hand, in solicitation for more of the blissful ear-rubbing and tail-twisting. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No tail-twisting is necessary — no iron pronging is necessary. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But most working cowboys preferred ropes, leaving bulldogging and tail-twisting to rodeo exhibitionists. ❋ DEE BROWN (2007)

Cool minds were prepared for a little tail-twisting after the great war, even though they could not foresee the unfortunate ❋ Henry Seidel Canby (1919)

There were also the spread eagle Americans, the swaggerers and braggarts, who amused themselves in tail-twisting and insulting other nations so long as they could do this with impunity; but now they were brought to book, and their fears magnified the possible danger they might run from the invasion of irate Spaniards. ❋ Thayer, William R (1919)

While the bullocks, to much tail-twisting and objurgation, labored in the mud in every direction but the right one, Colonel Kirby sat his charger almost underneath the gate, waiting patiently. ❋ Talbot Mundy (1909)

And your vote-hunting politicians with their tail-twisting campaigns, and our editors of the supercilious weeklies with their inane tone of superiority, if they were all aboard how much clearer we should be! ❋ Unknown (1894)

As we at once objected to the tail-twisting operation, the native gave it up and behaved himself with humanity. ❋ Maturin Murray Ballou (1857)

"The bull paid no more attention to the tail-twisting than if Hedulio had been in the moon. ❋ Edward Lucas White (1900)