bobtail
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bobtail englanniksi
A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer.
An open-ended straight or flush.
(coi)
A squid.
A skink.
2002. David Diamond. ''The Trucker & The Professor'', ''Wired'' (magazine), Issue 9.12http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/sheffi.html?pg=2&topic=&topic_set=
- ''He deposits his trailer at a Marten facility in nearby Stockton, and then drives without the trailer - that's called "bobtailing".''
2003. Bergmann Co. Bergmann's Cleaning History:https://web.archive.org/web/20071012131035/http://bergmanns.com/company_history.asp
- ''W.C. Bergmann was supplementing his meager lamplighter's income by "bobtailing"… picking up laundry and cleaning in his horse drawn truck...''