"bobtail" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑbteɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bobtail.wav Forms: bobtails [plural]
Etymology: From bob + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bob|tail}} bob + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} bobtail (plural bobtails)
  1. A short, or deliberately shortened tail. Translations (tail): töpöhäntä (Finnish), kaudeto (Ido), bob [masculine] (Irish), bob eireaball [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-bobtail-en-noun-z28NbQ5N Disambiguation of 'tail': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags. Translations (animal): töpöhäntä (Finnish), colín [adjective] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bobtail-en-noun-Dx2a1R9z Disambiguation of 'animal': 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3. (agriculture) A tractor which performs without its trailer. Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-bobtail-en-noun-zf9NytnV Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
  4. A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
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  5. A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
    The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer
    Sense id: en-bobtail-en-noun-DfWz3H7c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 7 15 15 5 24 24 2 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 3 5 18 24 6 19 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 6 5 14 14 6 24 24 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 5 15 15 4 25 25 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 4 5 17 17 7 23 20 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 4 4 5 16 16 6 22 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 4 6 16 16 6 23 20 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 3 6 16 16 6 22 22 3 2
  6. (poker, often attributive) An open-ended straight or four flush. Tags: attributive, often Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-bobtail-en-noun-2zeRH1lQ Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: card-games, poker
  7. A bobtail squid Categories (lifeform): Cephalopods
    Sense id: en-bobtail-en-noun-0VPWvFUw Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 3 6 5 15 15 3 29 22 1 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 7 15 15 5 24 24 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 6 5 14 14 6 24 24 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 5 15 15 4 25 25 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 4 5 17 17 7 23 20 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 4 4 5 16 16 6 22 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 4 6 16 16 6 23 20 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 3 6 16 16 6 22 22 3 2
  8. A bobtail skink Categories (lifeform): Scincomorph lizards
    Sense id: en-bobtail-en-noun-o0mwTU5Y Disambiguation of Scincomorph lizards: 3 5 5 15 15 3 22 31 1 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 7 15 15 5 24 24 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 6 5 14 14 6 24 24 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 5 15 15 4 25 25 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 4 5 17 17 7 23 20 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 4 4 5 16 16 6 22 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 4 6 16 16 6 23 20 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 3 6 16 16 6 22 22 3 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bobtail lizard, bobtail squid, bobtail trophon, rag, tag and bobtail, ragtag and bobtail, tag-rag and bobtail Translations (tractor): nuppi (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'tractor': 1 0 37 23 30 3 3 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɑbteɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bobtail.wav Forms: bobtails [present, singular, third-person], bobtailing [participle, present], bobtailed [participle, past], bobtailed [past]
Etymology: From bob + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bob|tail}} bob + tail Head templates: {{en-verb}} bobtail (third-person singular simple present bobtails, present participle bobtailing, simple past and past participle bobtailed)
  1. (agriculture) To drive a tractor without its trailer. Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-bobtail-en-verb-SjP6wQq7 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
  2. To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.
    Sense id: en-bobtail-en-verb-~4k--Zcd

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "rag, tag and bobtail"
    },
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      "word": "ragtag and bobtail"
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        "A short, or deliberately shortened tail."
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        "An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags."
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        "A tractor which performs without its trailer."
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        "(agriculture) A tractor which performs without its trailer."
      ],
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        "business",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
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        "A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length."
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        "A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.",
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        "en:Poker"
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          "text": "a bobtail flush",
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        "An open-ended straight or four flush."
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        "A bobtail squid"
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        "A bobtail skink"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɑbteɪl/"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tail",
      "word": "töpöhäntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "tail",
      "word": "kaudeto"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "tail",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bob eireaball"
    },
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      "sense": "animal",
      "word": "töpöhäntä"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "animal",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "colín"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tractor",
      "word": "nuppi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bobtail"
}

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    },
    {
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      "form": "bobtailed",
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          "text": "2002. David Diamond. The Trucker & The Professor, Wired (magazine), Issue 9.12http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/sheffi.html?pg=2&topic=&topic_set=\nHe deposits his trailer at a Marten facility in nearby Stockton, and then drives without the trailer - that's called \"bobtailing\"."
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        {
          "text": "2003. Bergmann Co. Bergmann's Cleaning History:https://web.archive.org/web/20071012131035/http://bergmanns.com/company_history.asp\nW.C. Bergmann was supplementing his meager lamplighter's income by \"bobtailing\"… picking up laundry and cleaning in his horse drawn truck..."
        }
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}

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