bobtail

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bobtail - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  Bobtail \Bob"tail`\, a.
     Bobtailed. "Bobtail cur." --Marryat.
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bobtail - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bobtail
      adj 1: having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" [syn:
             bobtail, bobtailed]
      n 1: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn:
           bobtail, bob, dock]
      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 [syn: Old English sheepdog,
         bobtail]