1. a short or shortened tail of certain animals • Syn: bob, dock • Derivationally related forms: dock (for: dock), bob (for: bob) • Hypernyms: tail 2. large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain • Syn: Old English sheepdog • Hypernyms: shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog
II - adjective
having a short or shortened tail - bobtail mare • Syn: bobtailed • Similar to: caudate, caudated