Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Curtal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Curtal \Cur"tal\ (k?r"tal), a. [OF. courtault, F. courtaud,
having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo), fr. court short, L.
curtus. See {Curt}, and {Curtail}.]
Curt; brief; laconic.
Essays and curtal aphorisms. --Milton.
{Curtal dog}. See {Curtail dog}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Curtal \Cur"tal\, n.
A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [Obs]
--Nares.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
curtal
adj : (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"
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