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Definition of "bobtail" [bob•tail]
- A short or shortened tail. (noun)
- An animal, such as a horse, having a short or shortened tail. (noun)
- Something that has been cut short or abbreviated. (noun)
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Use "bobtail" in a sentence
- "Finally, Mrs. Carrillo cleared things up for me, and this is what a bob-tail is in the Jingle Bells song: A bobtail is a shorted tail of a horse, dog or sheep."
- "Since he hasn't been home in Texas since January 1, this -- the "bobtail" of a truck based in New Jersey -- is JB's world."
- "And the word "bobtail" has caused much confusion - in that I had absolutely no idea what a bobtail was."
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