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bobtail

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bobtail

1
 nadj
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
having a short or shortened tail
2
 n
large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bobtail
1

n a short or shortened tail of certain animals

Synonyms:
bob, dock
Type of:
tail
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

adj having a short or shortened tail

“bobtail mare”
Synonyms:
bobtailed
caudate, caudated
having a tail or taillike appendage
2

n large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain

Synonyms:
Old English sheepdog
Type of:
sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog
any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
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