bobtail

/หˆbษ‘bteษชl/

IPA: /B AH0 B T EY1 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A short, or deliberately shortened tail.

  2. 2

    An animal that has a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.

  3. 3

    A tractor which performs without its trailer.

  4. 4

    A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.

verb
  1. 1

    To drive a tractor without its trailer.

  2. 2

    To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bobtail