Hi Normand,
Many years ago I was told the original name of kip tails came about when they were from small African deer-like animals and that this is no longer the case. They were now from a small calf that was raised for veal cutlets. These little guys also provide us with the small short white body hair that we use for wing posts. I can't prove this but it was what I was told.
Now, looking it up in the dictionary I'm noting that a "kip" is any small calf-like animal.
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