单词 | bobtail |
释义 | bobtail /bob"tayl'/, n. 1. a short or docked tail. 2. an animal with such a tail. adj. 3. Also, bobtailed. having a bobtail. 4. cut short; docked; cropped. 5. shorter or briefer than usual; abbreviated: Several legislative items must be dropped from the current bobtail session of Congress. v.t. 6. to cut short the tail of; dock, often by cutting a muscle in a horse's tail to make it stand erect. [1535-45; BOB2 + TAIL1] |
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