bobtail: Meaning and Definition of

bob•tail

1. a short or docked tail.
2. an animal with such a tail.

1. having a bobtail.
2. cut short; docked; cropped.
3. shorter or briefer than usual; abbreviated: Several legislative items must be dropped from the current bobtail session of Congress.

1. to cut short the tail of; dock, often by cutting a muscle in a horse's tail to make it stand erect.