释义 |
bobtail I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: bob (IV) + tail 1. : a bobbed tail 2. : something with a short or shortened tail: as a. : old english sheepdog b. also bobtail coat obsolete : a man's coat with short skirts as contrasted to one with tails c. : a switching locomotive 3. : a bobtailed arrow 4. : something curtailed, shortened, or abbreviated 5. slang : a dishonorable discharge from one of the armed services 6. : a bobtail straight or flush in poker 7. a. : a motortruck with a short wheelbase b. : the tractor of a trailer truck II. adjective 1. : having a bobtail 2. a. : shortened, curtailed, abbreviated b. : short; especially : shorter than usual or common c. : deficient 3. a. poker : requiring either of two ranks of cards to make into a straight : open at both ends — used of four cards in a sequence b. : requiring one more card of the same suit to become a flush — used of four cards of the same suit III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to dock the tail of 2. : to cut short : curtail, abbreviate |