单词 bobtail 释义 bobtail, v.|bbtel|[f. prec.]trans. To dock the tail of; fig. to cut short, shorten, curtail.1577Stanyhurst Descr. Irel. in Holinshed VI. 28 A noble man, having a surpassing good horse..did bobtaile him, least anie of his friends..should...
单词 bob-tail 释义 bob-tail[f. bob n.1 + tail.]A. Properly two words |bb tel|: The tail (of a horse) cut short.[Must be earlier than 1577: when the vb. occurs.]1667Lond. Gaz. No. 211/4 A fine light Bay Stone-horse..with his Mayne shorn, and a bob tail.17...
单词 bobtail 释义 bobtail n 1 (horse or dog with a) tail cut short 剪短的尾巴; (尾巴剪短的)马或狗. 2 (idm 习语) ragtag and bobtail => ragtag. 英汉双解词典包含38652条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。 ...