bakkie vs bobtail

bakkie

noun
  • A small pick-up truck or ute, generally open and sometimes fitted with a removable canopy, but distinct from an enclosed van and a large truck. 

  • A small bowl or container, sometimes with a cover such as a Tupperware container. 

bobtail

noun
  • The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer 

  • A short, or deliberately shortened tail. 

  • A tractor which performs without its trailer. 

  • A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length. 

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

  • An open-ended straight or four flush. 

verb
  • To drive a tractor without its trailer. 

  • To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer. 

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