Hyphenation of bobtail

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word bobtail? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bob-tail

Definitions of bobtail:

1.	A short or shortened tail of certain animals
2.	Large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail Believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
3.	Having a short or shortened tail Bobtail mare

Synonyms of bobtail:

adj	bobtailed, caudate, caudated
noun	bob, dock, tail
noun	Old English sheepdog, shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.