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bob·tail  (bbtl)

n.

1. A short or shortened tail.

2. An animal, such as a horse, having a short or shortened tail.

3. Something that has been cut short or abbreviated.

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bobtailed adj.

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bobtail [ˈbɒbˌteɪl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a docked or diminutive tail

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) an animal with such a tail

adj also bobtailed

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) having the tail cut short

vb (tr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) to dock the tail of

2. to cut short; curtail

[from bob² + tail¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bobtail - a short or shortened tail of certain animals bob, dock tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
	2.	bobtail - large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain Old English sheepdog sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog - any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
Adj.	1.	bobtail - having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" bobtailed caudate, caudated - having a tail or taillike appendage

Translations

bobtail [ˈbɒbteɪl] N (= tail) → cola f corta; (= animal) → animal m de cola corta, animal m rabón