bobtail
Americanadjective
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Also bobtailed having a bobtail.
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cut short; docked; cropped.
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shorter or briefer than usual; abbreviated.
Several legislative items must be dropped from the current bobtail session of Congress.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a docked or diminutive tail
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an animal with such a tail
adjective
verb
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to dock the tail of
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to cut short; curtail
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have bobtailedperfect
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has been bobtailingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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has bobtailedperfect 3rd person singular
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is bobtailingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am bobtailingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been bobtailingperfect progressive
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bobtailssingular 3rd person
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are bobtailingprogressive
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bobtailingparticiple
Past
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had bobtailedperfect
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was bobtailingprogressive singular
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had been bobtailingperfect progressive
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were bobtailingprogressive plural
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bobtailedparticiple
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bobtailedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of bobtail
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He drives a bobtail truck moving furniture across Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
It was a large, robust cat about the size of a jaguar, with an elongated face, lanky front legs, and a sloping back that ended in a bobtail.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2024
Crook’s group has been comparing several painkillers in bobtail squid, but Crook says that they haven’t had much luck figuring out which drugs are the most effective, despite testing hundreds of animals.
From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2023
Research will shift from the day octopus to the Hawaiian bobtail squid, which is unregulated.
From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2023
This one was almost twice as large, chunky and heavy, with a short bobtail and thick furry legs.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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