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单词 bobtail
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bob•tail  (bob′tāl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a short or docked tail.
  2. Dog and Cat Breedsan animal with such a tail.

adj. 
  1. Also, bob′tailed′. having a bobtail.
  2. cut short;
    docked;
    cropped.
  3. shorter or briefer than usual;
    abbreviated:Several legislative items must be dropped from the current bobtail session of Congress.

v.t. 
  1. Dog and Cat Breedsto cut short the tail of;
    dock, often by cutting a muscle in a horse's tail to make it stand erect.
  • bob2 + tail1 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bobtail /ˈbɒbˌteɪl/ n
  1. a docked or diminutive tail
 adj
Also: bobtailed
  1. having the tail cut short
 vb (transitive)
  1. to dock the tail of
  2. to cut short; curtail
Etymology: 16th Century: from bob² + tail1
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