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Some patients may actually benefit from the careful tapering of medications . Bill nearly as long as the head , slender , tapering , nearly straight , as deep as broad at the base . Wings of moderate length , the outer three quills nearly equal , the second longest , the fourth slightly shorter than the third ; outer secondaries broadly rounded and emarginate ; inner tapering to a rounded point , one of them , when the wing is closed , little shorter than the outer primaries . Usually , the initial projecting device ( i.e ., the cue ) used to strike the cue ball is a long , tapering , tipped rod or stick but other types of cues that may be used include a mechanically operated cue , a mallet type cue , etc. Note . Shakes and shingles are produced by hand splitting , sawing and tapering .