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n. - Large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat; A short or shortened wagging part of certain animals adj. - Having a short or shortened wagging part.

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  • bobtail mare
  • Adjective : Several legislative items must be dropped from the current bobtail session of Congress
  • And the word "bobtail" has caused much confusion - in that I had absolutely no idea what a bobtail was.
  • Since he hasn't been home in Texas since January 1, this -- the "bobtail" of a truck based in New Jersey -- is JB's world.
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