bob tail

[bob-teyl]

bob·tail

[bob-teyl]
noun
1.
a short or docked tail.
2.
an animal with such a tail.
adjective
3.
Also, bob·tailed. having a bobtail.
4.
cut short; docked; cropped.
5.
shorter or briefer than usual; abbreviated: Several legislative items must be dropped from the current bobtail session of Congress.

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Bob tail is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cut short the tail of; dock, often by cutting a muscle in a horse's tail to make it stand erect.

Origin:
1535–45; bob2 + tail1
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