BOBTAIL

bobtail, bobtailed

(adjective) having a short or shortened tail; “bobtail mare”

bobtail, bob, dock

(noun) a short or shortened tail of certain animals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bobtail (plural bobtails)

A short, or deliberately shortened tail.

An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.

(agriculture) A tractor which performs without its trailer.

A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.

Verb

bobtail (third-person singular simple present bobtails, present participle bobtailing, simple past and past participle bobtailed)

(agriculture) To drive a tractor without its trailer.

To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.

Source: Wiktionary


Bob"tail`, n. Etym: [Bob + tail.]

Definition: An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail. Rag, tag, and bobtail, the rabble.

Bob"tail`, a.

Definition: Bobtailed. "Bobtail cur." Marryat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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