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bobtails

bobtails is the plural of bobtail.

bobtails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bobtail.

Meaning of bobtail

Noun

bobtail (plural bobtails)

  1. A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
  2. An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
  3. A tractor which performs without its trailer.
  4. A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
    1. The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer.
  5. (attributive, often) An open-ended straight or four flush.
    • a bobtail flush

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Phrases with bobtails

Questions about bobtails

What is bobtails the plural of?
Bobtails is the plural of bobtail.

Words near bobtails in the dictionary

  1. bobtail squids
  2. bobtail trophon
  3. bobtail trophons
  4. bobtailed
  5. bobtailing
  6. bobtails
  7. bobuck
  8. bobucks
  9. Bobundara
  10. Bobux
  11. bobweight

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