bobtail

== English == === Etymology === From 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. The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer. (poker, often attributive) An open-ended straight or four flush. a bobtail flush A bobtail squid. A bobtail skink. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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[1] 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:[2] 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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈboptaɪl] === Noun === bobtail m anim Old English Sheepdog ==== Declension ====