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Bobtail

//ˈbɑbteɪl// noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a short or shortened tail wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
  2. 2
    large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain wordnet
  3. 3
    An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
  4. 4
    a short or shortened tail of certain animals wordnet
  5. 5
    A tractor which performs without its trailer.
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  1. 6
    A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
  2. 7
    A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.; The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer.
  3. 8
    An open-ended straight or four flush. attributive, often

    "a bobtail flush"

  4. 9
    A bobtail squid.
  5. 10
    A bobtail skink.
Verb
  1. 1
    To drive a tractor without its trailer.

    "2002. David Diamond. The Trucker & The Professor, Wired (magazine), Issue 9.12http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/sheffi.html?pg=2&topic=&topic_set= He deposits his trailer at a Marten facility in nearby Stockton, and then drives without the trailer - that's called "bobtailing"."

  2. 2
    To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.

    "2003. Bergmann Co. Bergmann's Cleaning History:https://web.archive.org/web/20071012131035/http://bergmanns.com/company_history.asp W.C. Bergmann was supplementing his meager lamplighter's income by "bobtailing"… picking up laundry and cleaning in his horse drawn truck..."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bob + tail.

Etymology 2

From bob + tail.

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