bobtailv.

/bɒbteɪl/

Etymology: < bob-tail n.

transitive. To dock the tail of; figurative to cut short, shorten, curtail.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > cut off tail, ears, or other bits

dockc1386

bobtail1577

dishorn1603

crop1607

strunt1828

de-tail1837

stern1858

decaudate1864

tail1886

dehorn1888

declaw1901

poll1907

defang1912

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > make short(er) [verb (transitive)] > (as if) by cutting

crop?c1225

dockc1380

cutc1385

trunk?1440

coll1483

scut1530

to cut, trim, etc. short1545

prune1565

bobtail1577

curtail1580

lop1594

decurtate1599

imp1657

truncate1727

abridge1750

bob1822

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > form words [verb (transitive)] > contract or abbreviate

clip1526

curtail1553

abbreviate1598

contract1605

syncopate1605

syncopize1643

bobtaila1680

elide1831

apocopate1845

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande iii. f. 12^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I A noble man..hauing a surpassing good horse..did bobtayle him..lest any of his friends..should craue him.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 168 He is very just to the first Syllables of Words, but always bobtails the last.

a1700 Songs Costume (1849) 179 This Cloak..bobtayl'd the gown, Put prelacy down, And trod on the mitre to reach at the crown.

Derivatives

bob-tailed adj. [ < verb or noun.] with tail cut short; short-tailed. spec. U.S. bobtailed flush, bobtail straight = bob-tail n. 6; bobtailed car = bobtail car n. at bob-tail n. and adj. Compounds (see above).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having tail cut short

curtailed1591

bob-tailed1640

crop-tailed1689

cut-tailed1712

dock-tail1785

dock-tailed1824

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [noun] > type of hand > combinations of cards

triplet1864

royal flush1868

bobtailed flush1873

bobtail flush1875

skip1880

royal straight1883

four flush1887

skip straight1887

inside straight1934

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > tramcar > types of

owl car1856

horse-car1864

bobtail car1875

bobtailed car1875

automobile1881

belt tram1894

toast-rack1905

short1914

1640 King & North. Man 62 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. IV. 295 His bob-tailed dog he out did call.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3850/4 A clubbed bob-tail'd black Mare.

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 19 The bobtailed coat and mixed trousers constituted a very odd-looking court-dress.

1873 Winfield (Kansas) Courier 15 Feb. 1/5 Well up in all the mysteries of a ‘pair’ or a ‘bobtailed flush’.

1875 Chicago Tribune 16 Oct. 11/3 In regard to public feeling being against bobtailed cars.

1901 S. E. White Westerners i. 4 He owned..a light, two-wheeled wagon of the bob-tailed type.

1944 Amer. Notes & Queries Sept. 85/1 Bobtailed Straight or Flush.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bobtail
释义	bobtailv. /bɒbteɪl/ Etymology: < bob-tail n. transitive. To dock the tail of; figurative to cut short, shorten, curtail. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > cut off tail, ears, or other bits dockc1386 bobtail1577 dishorn1603 crop1607 strunt1828 de-tail1837 stern1858 decaudate1864 tail1886 dehorn1888 declaw1901 poll1907 defang1912 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > make short(er) [verb (transitive)] > (as if) by cutting crop?c1225 dockc1380 cutc1385 trunk?1440 coll1483 scut1530 to cut, trim, etc. short1545 prune1565 bobtail1577 curtail1580 lop1594 decurtate1599 imp1657 truncate1727 abridge1750 bob1822 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > form words [verb (transitive)] > contract or abbreviate clip1526 curtail1553 abbreviate1598 contract1605 syncopate1605 syncopize1643 bobtaila1680 elide1831 apocopate1845 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande iii. f. 12^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I A noble man..hauing a surpassing good horse..did bobtayle him..lest any of his friends..should craue him. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 168 He is very just to the first Syllables of Words, but always bobtails the last. a1700 Songs Costume (1849) 179 This Cloak..bobtayl'd the gown, Put prelacy down, And trod on the mitre to reach at the crown. Derivatives bob-tailed adj. [ < verb or noun.] with tail cut short; short-tailed. spec. U.S. bobtailed flush, bobtail straight = bob-tail n. 6; bobtailed car = bobtail car n. at bob-tail n. and adj. Compounds (see above). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having tail cut short curtailed1591 bob-tailed1640 crop-tailed1689 cut-tailed1712 dock-tail1785 dock-tailed1824 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [noun] > type of hand > combinations of cards triplet1864 royal flush1868 bobtailed flush1873 bobtail flush1875 skip1880 royal straight1883 four flush1887 skip straight1887 inside straight1934 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > tramcar > types of owl car1856 horse-car1864 bobtail car1875 bobtailed car1875 automobile1881 belt tram1894 toast-rack1905 short1914 1640 King & North. Man 62 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. IV. 295 His bob-tailed dog he out did call. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3850/4 A clubbed bob-tail'd black Mare. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 19 The bobtailed coat and mixed trousers constituted a very odd-looking court-dress. 1873 Winfield (Kansas) Courier 15 Feb. 1/5 Well up in all the mysteries of a ‘pair’ or a ‘bobtailed flush’. 1875 Chicago Tribune 16 Oct. 11/3 In regard to public feeling being against bobtailed cars. 1901 S. E. White Westerners i. 4 He owned..a light, two-wheeled wagon of the bob-tailed type. 1944 Amer. Notes & Queries Sept. 85/1 Bobtailed Straight or Flush. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > see also also refers to : bob-tailn.adj. < v.1577 see also
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