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Nag vs Bobtail - What's the difference?

nag | bobtail |

As nouns the difference between nag and bobtail

is that nag is a small horse; a pony while bobtail is a short, or deliberately shortened tail.

As verbs the difference between nag and bobtail

is that nag is to repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters while bobtail is to drive a tractor without its trailer.

nag

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) nagge'', cognate with Dutch ''negge

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small horse; a pony.
  • An old useless horse.
  • (obsolete, derogatory) A paramour.
  • * 1598 , , III. x. 11:
    • Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt – Whom leprosy o'ertake!
    Synonyms
    * (old useless horse) dobbin, hack, jade, plug
    Coordinate terms
    * (old useless horse) bum (racing )

    Etymology 2

    Probably from a (etyl) source; compare Swedish .

    Verb

    (nagg)
  • To repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters.
  • To act inappropriately in the eyes of peers, to backstab, to verbally abuse.
  • To bother with persistent memories.
    • The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
  • Other sorts of persistent annoyance, e.g.:
    • A nagging pain in his left knee
    A nagging north wind

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who .

    • Anagrams

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    bobtail

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
  • Hence, also said of some animals that have a bobtail , such as certain canines or nags.
  • (agriculture) A tractor which performs without its trailer.
  • A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.

    • Verb

    (en 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...

    References

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