ˈdock-tailed,ppl.a. [f. stem of dock v.1 + tailed.] Having its tail docked or cut short. 1824Miss Mitford VillageSer. i. 200 That still wretcheder apology for a coat, a dock-tailed jacket.1852R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour (1893) 189 A dock-tailed waggon horse.