"Bobtail" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... hate to lay down a bobtail straight flush when there's such a chance for action if he fills," chimed in ...
— The Desire of the Moth; and The Come On • Eugene Manlove Rhodes
... the crowd, and being permitted to leave the city in comparative peace and privacy; but the hope proves a vain one, for only the respectable portion of the crowd disperses, leaving me, solitary and alone, among a howling mob of the rag, tag, and bobtail of Adrianople, who follow noisily along, vociferously yelling for me to "bin! bin!" (mount, mount), and "chu! chu!" (ride, ride) along the really unridable streets. This is the worst crowd I have encountered on the ...
— Around the World on a Bicycle V1 • Thomas Stevens |
