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CURTAL
curtal
(adjective) (archaic) cut short; “a dog with a curtal tail”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
curtal (plural curtals)
(historical) A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
(music) An early type of bassoon.
(obsolete) A horse or other animal having a docked tail.
(obsolete) Anything docked or cut short.
Adjective
curtal (comparative more curtal, superlative most curtal)
(obsolete) Of horses, having a docked tail.
(now rare) Physically shortened; short.
(obsolete) Abridged, curtailed.
Anagrams
• Cultra
Source: Wiktionary
Cur"tal (kr"tal), a. Etym: [OF. courtault, F. courtaud, having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo), fr. court short, L. curtus. See Curt, and Curtail.]
Definition: Curt; brief; laconic. Essays and curtal aphorisms. Milton. Curtal dog. See Curtail dog.
Cur"tal, n.
Definition: A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [Obs] Nares.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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