bobtail
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɑbteɪl/
noun
Etymology: From bob + tail.
- A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
- An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
- A tractor which performs without its trailer.
- A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
- A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
- An open-ended straight or four flush.
“a bobtail flush”
- A bobtail squid.
- A bobtail skink.
verb
Etymology: From bob + tail.
- To drive a tractor without its trailer.
“2002. David Diamond. The Trucker & The Professor, Wired (magazine), Issue 9.12http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/sheffi.html?pg=2&topic=&topic_set= 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:https://web.archive.org/web/20071012131035/http://bergmanns.com/company_history.asp W.C. Bergmann was supplementing his meager lamplighter's income by "bobtailing"… picking up laundry and cleaning in his horse drawn truck...”