[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
rag, tag, and bobtail 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bobtail \bob"tail`\, a.
   bobtailed. "bobtail cur." --marryat.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bobtail
     adj : having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" syn: bobtailed
     n 1: a short or shortened tail of certain animals syn: bob, dock
     2: large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white
        coat and short tail; believed to trace back to roman
        occupation of britain syn: old english sheepdog
see also:
bobtailed bob dock old english sheepdog 

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