Bobtail

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bobtail \Bob"tail`\, n. [Bob + tail.]
     An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
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     {Rag, tag, and bobtail}, the rabble.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bobtail \Bob"tail`\, a.
     Bobtailed. "Bobtail cur." --Marryat.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bobtail
       adj : having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" [syn: {bobtailed}]
       n 1: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bob}, {dock}]
       2: large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white
          coat and short tail; believed to trace back to Roman
          occupation of Britain [syn: {Old English sheepdog}]