bobtailed

Thân thiện

A bobtailed mare grazes in a sunny pasture.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a short or shortened tail: Describes an animal whose tail is naturally short or has been cut short.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The bobtailed cat looked quite distinctive. (The cat with a short tail looked quite distinctive.)
  • They own a bobtailed mare for farm work. (They own a short-tailed mare for farm work.)

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used in specific contexts like animal breeding, husbandry, or descriptive writing to denote a characteristic physical trait.
  • The breed standard calls for a bobtailed appearance. (The breed standard requires a short-tailed appearance.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bobtail (noun): An animal with a bobbed tail.
  • The old bobtail was a favorite in the stable. (The old short-tailed horse was a favorite in the stable.)
• Bob (verb): To cut short, as in a tail.
  • They had to bob the puppy's tail for health reasons. (They had to shorten the puppy's tail for health reasons.)

Synonyms

• Docked: Having had the tail shortened by cutting.
• Short-tailed: Having a tail that is not long.

Antonyms

• Long-tailed: Having a long tail.
• Full-tailed: Having a complete, uncut tail.

Related Phrases

• Bobtailed and docked: A phrase sometimes used together for emphasis, though "docked" is more specific to the act of cutting.
  • The regulations concerned bobtailed and docked dogs. (The regulations concerned dogs with short or cut tails.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a short or shortened tail
   • bobtail mare

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