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• bob|tail — «BOB TAYL», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a short tail, or a tail cut short. 2. an animal having such a tail. –adj. 1. having such a tail. 2. Figurative. cut short or incomplete: »Chances favor a “bobtail” bill wrapping up pet schemes (Wall… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bobtail — Bob|tail 〈[bɔ̣btɛıl] m. 6; Zool.〉 langzottiger, grauer Hütehund [engl., eigtl. „gestutzter Schwanz“; <bob „Quaste, Gehänge“ + tail „Schwanz“] * * * Bob|tail [ bɔbteɪl ], der; s, s [engl. bobtail (dog), zu: bobtail = mit gestutztem Schwanz]:… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Bobtail — Bob tail , n. [Bob + tail.] An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail. [1913 Webster] {Rag, tag, and bobtail}, the rabble. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bobtail — bob•tail [[t]ˈbɒbˌteɪl[/t]] n. 1) a short or docked tail 2) dch an animal with such a tail 3) cvb having a bobtail 4) cvb cut short; abbreviated 5) dch to cut short the tail of; dock Also, bob′tailed . Etymology: 1535–45 …   From formal English to slang

• Bobtail — Bob tail , a. Bobtailed. Bobtail cur. Marryat. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bobtail — bob·tail s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS cinof. razza inglese di cani da pastore di grandi dimensioni, con pelo lungo e ondulato a chiazze grigie e bianche | cane di tale razza Sinonimi: pastore inglese antico. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1955.… …   Dizionario italiano

• bobtail — bob|tail [ˈbɔbteıl US ˈba:b ] n →ragtag and bobtail at ↑ragtag …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Bobtail — Bob|tail [ bɔbteil] der; s, s <aus engl. bobtail (dog) »(Hund mit) Stummelschwanz«> mittelgroßer, langzottiger grauer Hütehund …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• 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… …   Universalium

• Rag tag and bobtail — Bobtail Bob tail , n. [Bob + tail.] An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail. [1913 Webster] {Rag, tag, and bobtail}, the rabble. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bobtail — n. a docked tail; a horse or a dog with a bobtail. Etymology: BOB(2) + TAIL(1) …   Useful english dictionary