curtal

curtal is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Curt; brief; laconic. Essays and curtal aphorisms. Milton. Curtal dog. See Curtail dog.
  2. 2.A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [Obs] Nares.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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