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Definition of Bobtail
1. Adjective. Having a short or shortened tail. "Bobtail mare"
2. Noun. A short or shortened tail of certain animals.
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.
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
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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