名詞 bobtail:

1. a short or shortened tail of certain animals
   同義詞：bob, dock
2. large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
   同義詞：Old English sheepdog

形容詞 bobtail:

1. having a short or shortened tail
   同義詞：bobtailed

1. All the people of whom you and I are the rag-tag and bobtail, all the camp followers of western civilization, we have taken it for granted that even if we did not live up to those exalted ethical standards, we did a great deal better than anyone else.
   我們所有的人，包括你和我這樣的下層平民，以及所有西方文明的依附者都認為，即使我們尚未達到那些崇高的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，我們也還是是比別的任何人都干得好得多。

bob.tail

n.（名詞）
A short or shortened tail.
短尾巴，截短的尾巴
An animal, such as a horse, having a short or shortened tail.
短尾巴的動物：有一短尾巴或被截短的尾巴的動物，如馬
Something that has been cut short or abbreviated.
截短或縮減的東西

【引伸】
bob.tailed.
adj.（形容詞）