bobtail

English

Etymology

bob +‎ tail

Pronunciation

(US)* IPA^(key): /ˈbɑbteɪl/

Noun

bobtail (plural bobtails)

A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
(agriculture) A tractor which performs without its trailer.
A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.

Translations

tail

Finnish: töpöhäntä (fi)
Ido: kaudeto (io)

Irish: bob m, bob eireaball m

animal

Finnish: töpöhäntä (fi)

Spanish: colín (es) (adj.)

tractor

Finnish: nuppi (fi)

Verb

bobtail (third-person singular simple present bobtails, present participle bobtailing, simple past and past participle bobtailed)

(agriculture) To drive a tractor without its trailer.
- 2002. David Diamond. The Trucker & The Professor, Wired (magazine), Issue 9.12
  He deposits his trailer at a Marten facility in nearby Stockton, and then drives without the trailer - that's called "bobtailing".
To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.
- 2003. Bergmann Co. Bergmann's Cleaning History:
  W.C. Bergmann was supplementing his meager lamplighter's income by "bobtailing"… picking up laundry and cleaning in his horse drawn truck...

References

Encarta World English Dictionary, North American Edition
TWNA trucking terms and glossary
What is "bobtailing"?, Facts About Trucks, 2007.

Czech

Noun

bobtail m

Old English Sheepdog

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