cúp đuôi

Người chủ quyết định cúp đuôi cho chú chó con.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To dock (an animal's tail): The action of cutting off a part of an animal's tail, often for practical, health, or aesthetic reasons, such as with certain dog breeds.
   • To crop (a tail): A synonym for docking, referring to the shortening of an animal's tail.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Người chủ quyết định cúp đuôi cho chú chó con. (The owner decided to dock the puppy's tail.)
  • Việc cúp đuôi cho ngựa đôi khi được thực hiện vì lý do an toàn. (Tail cropping in horses is sometimes done for safety reasons.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is specific to veterinary, breeding, or animal husbandry contexts. It describes a deliberate, human-performed action on an animal.

Variants and Related Words

• Cụt đuôi (adj): Describes the state of having a docked or naturally short tail.
  • Con chó đó bị cụt đuôi. (That dog has a docked/short tail.)
• Cắt đuôi: A more general and literal phrase meaning "to cut the tail."

Synonyms

• Cắt ngắn đuôi: To shorten the tail.
• Xén đuôi: To trim the tail (can imply a less severe cut).

Notes on Meaning

• The referenced dictionary entry ("cúp đuôixem cúp") indicates that "cúp đuôi" is a derived phrase from the main verb "cúp" (to cut off/shorten). Its meaning is directly tied to this action applied specifically to an animal's tail.
• It does not commonly have metaphorical or idiomatic meanings in modern usage. It is a technical term.