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bobtail
noun
A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
Hence, also said of some animals that have a , such as certain canines or nags.
(
agriculture
) A tractor which performs without its trailer.
verb
(
agriculture
) To drive a tractor without its trailer.
2002.
David Diamond.
The Trucker & The Professor
,
Wired
(magazine), Issue 9.12
http://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"
.
To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.
2003.
Bergmann Co. Bergmann's Cleaning History:
http://www.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...
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