CURTAL

curtal

(adjective) (archaic) cut short; “a dog with a curtal tail”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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Source: Wiktionary

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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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