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BOBTAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
Synonyms:
bobtail; Old English sheepdog
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bobtail" is a kind of...):
sheep dog; sheepdog; shepherd dog (any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A short or shortened tail of certain animals
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("bobtail" is a kind of...):
tail (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a short or shortened tail
Example:
bobtail mare
Synonyms:
bobtail; bobtailed
Classified under:
Similar:
caudate; caudated (having a tail or taillike appendage)
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