bobtailed

ˈbɑb.teɪld

Definition

Definition of bobtailed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

animal

Rare

having a short or shortened tail

Rare

The bobtailed dog ran across the yard.

docked

short-tailed

vehicles

TECH.

operating without a trailer

TECH.

The truck was bobtailed down the highway.

unhitched

plans

Rare

cut short or curtailed

Rare

The meeting was bobtailed due to time constraints.

shortened

truncated

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Origin of bobtailed

Middle English, bobbe (short) + tail (tail)

Examples of bobtailed in a sentence

Farmers prefer bobtailed sheep for easier shearing.
The bobtailed vehicle maneuvered easily through the city streets.
Without the trailer, the bobtailed rig was more fuel-efficient.
The vacation plans were bobtailed by the sudden storm.
His ambitions were bobtailed by unforeseen events.

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French:écourté, sans remorque, ...
German:stummelschwänzig, ohne Anhänger, ...
Italian:con la coda corta, senza rimorchio, ...
Spanish:rabón, sin remolque, ...
Portuguese:rabicorto, sem reboque, ...
Chinese:短尾, 不带挂车的, ...
Japanese:しっぽの短い, トレーラーなしの, ...
Arabic:قَصير الذَّيْل, بدون مقطورة, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל זָנָב קָצָר, חָסֵר נִגְרָר, ...
Russian:короткохвостый, без прицепа, ...
Ukrainian:короткохвостий, без причепа, ...
Hindi:छोटी पूंछ वाला, बॉबटेल्ड, ...
Bengali:ছোট লেজযুক্ত, ট্রেলারবিহীন, ...
Catalan:escuat, sense remolc, ...
Czech:krátkoocasý, jedoucí bez návěsu, ...
Danish:stumphalet, uden trailer, ...
Dutch:bobtail, zonder aanhanger, ...
Greek:κολοβός, χωρίς ρυμουλκούμενο, ...
Hungarian:kurtafarkú, pótkocsi nélküli, ...
Khmer:កន្ទុយខ្លី, បើកបរដោយគ្មានរ៉ឺម៉កសណ្ដោង, ...
Korean:짧은 꼬리를 가진, 트레일러 없는, ...
Persian:دم‌کوتاه, بدون تریلر, ...
Polish:z obciętym ogonem, bez przyczepy, ...
Portuguese (BR):rabicó, sem reboque, ...
Romanian:ciuntit, fără remorcă, ...
Swedish:stubbsvansad, utan släp, ...
Thai:หางสั้น, ไม่มีรถพ่วง, ...
Turkish:kısa kuyruklu, römorksuz, ...
Vietnamese:cụt đuôi, không rơ-moóc, ...

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