Definition of: bobtail

(bob′tāl′) noun
1. A short tail or a tail cut short.
2. An animal with such a tail.
3. The rabble; common herd.
4. Dishonorable discharge from military service.
—adjective Having the tail docked; inadequate; incomplete.
—v.t. To cut the tail of; dock.
—bob′tailed′ adjective