What does "bobtail" mean?

A short, or deliberately shortened tail.

What is a synonym for "bobtail"?

Common synonyms include: bob, bobtailed, bobtailed, condensed, dock, four flush.

//ˈbɑbteɪl// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
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
An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
4
a short or shortened tail of certain animals wordnet
5
A tractor which performs without its trailer.

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6
A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
7
A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.; The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer.
8
An open-ended straight or four flush. attributive, often
"a bobtail flush"
9
A bobtail squid.
10
A bobtail skink.

Verb

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
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..."