English

Pronunciation
(US)
*IPA|/�b�bteɪl/
*SAMPA|/"bAbteIl/

Noun
en-noun

1. A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
2. Hence, also said of some animals that have a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
3. agriculture A tractor which performs without its trailer.

Verb
en-verb

1. agriculture To drive a tractor without its trailer.

#*2002. David Diamond. The Trucker & The Professor, Wired (magazine), Issue 9.12¹
#*:He deposits his trailer at a Marten facility in nearby Stockton, and then drives without the trailer - that's called "bobtailing".

1. To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.

#*2003. Bergmann Co. Bergmann's Cleaning History:²
#*:W.C. Bergmann was supplementing his meager lamplighter's income by "bobtailing"� picking up laundry and cleaning in his horse drawn truck...

References
Encarta World English Dictionary, North American Edition
TWNA trucking terms and glossary
What is "bobtailing"?, Facts About Trucks, 2007.

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• 2007-11-21 19:10 - Goldenrowley - /* Verb */sp.

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