From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bobtail \Bob"tail'\, noun [Bob + tail.] An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
{Rag, tag, and bobtail}, the rabble.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bobtail \Bob"tail'\, adjective Bobtailed. ''Bobtail cur.'' --Marryat.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" [syn: {bobtailed}]
noun
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}]
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