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for bobtail
From The 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Bobtail \Bob"tail`\, a.
Bobtailed. "Bobtail cur." --Marryat.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
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]
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