Definition of Bobtail

1. Noun. A short or shortened tail of certain animals.

Exact synonyms: Bob, Dock
Generic synonyms: Tail
Derivative terms: Bob, Dock

2. Adjective. Having a short or shortened tail. "Bobtail mare"
Exact synonyms: Bobtailed
Similar to: Caudate, Caudated

3. Noun. Large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain.
Exact synonyms: Old English Sheepdog
Generic synonyms: Sheep Dog, Sheepdog, Shepherd Dog

Definition of Bobtail

1. n. An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.

2. a. Bobtailed.

Definition of Bobtail

1. Noun. A short, or deliberately shortened tail. ¹

2. Noun. Hence, also said of some animals that have a '''bobtail''', such as certain canines or nags. ¹

3. Noun. (agriculture) A tractor which performs without its trailer. ¹

4. Verb. (agriculture) To drive a tractor without its trailer. ¹

5. Verb. To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bobtail

1. to cut short [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bobtail

boboties
bobrun
bobruns
bobs
bobsled
bobsledded
bobsledder
bobsledders
bobsledding
bobsleddings
bobsleds
bobsleigh
bobsleighs
bobstays
bobtail (current term)
bobtailed
bobtailing
bobtails
bobweight
bobwheel
bobwheels
bobwhite
bobwhite quail
bobwhites
bobwig
bobwigs
bobèche
bocaccio
bocaccios

Literary usage of Bobtail

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"In general appearance, the bobtail is a strong compact-looking dog of great ... The colors of the eyes of a bobtail vary according to the body or color of ..."

2. A Kindergarten Story Book by Jane Lincoln Hoxie (1906)
"BILLY bobtail. Once upon a time a little boy named Billy bobtail went to seek his fortune; and on the road he met a bull. "Moo, moo, moo!" said the bull. ..."

3. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"bobtail, a species of arrow-head. See extract. Those that be lytle brested and big toward the hede called by theyr ..."

4. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"He said, "Dear child, I feared that you were dead," And stayed His hand. BESSIE bobtail As down the street she ..."

5. The New Foundling Hospital for Wit: Being a Collection of Fugitive Pieces by John Almon (1786)
"... ON'HIS DOG bobtail. I. STAY, traveller, and fee what's here That makes this mighty pother; An epitaph to make folks laugh, Which one dog gives another. ..."

6. Fanny Burney and Her Friends: Select Passages from Her Diary and Other Writings by L. B. (Leonard Benton) Seeley, Fanny Burney (1892)
"Life in St. Martin's Street—Increase of Fame and Friends—Garrick's First Call—Confusion—The Hairdresser—' Tag-rag and bobtail '—The History of ..."

7. The South Sea Islanders and the Queensland Labour Trade: A Record of Voyages by William T. Wawn (1893)
"The last was discovered some WRECK OF THE "bobtail NAG." days after on the other side of Vila islet, impaled on the broken branch of a tree. ..."

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