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Definition of Curtal
1. Adjective. (obsolete) cut short. "A dog with a curtal tail"
Definition of Curtal
1. a. Curt; brief; laconic.
2. n. A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short.
Definition of Curtal
1. Noun. (historical) A variety of short-barrelled cannon. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A horse or other animal having a docked tail. ¹
3. Noun. (music) An early type of bassoon. ¹
4. Adjective. (obsolete) Of horses, having a docked tail. ¹
5. Adjective. (rare) Physically shortened; short. ¹
6. Adjective. (obsolete) Abridged, curtailed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Curtal
1. an animal with a clipped tail [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curtal
Literary usage of Curtal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horse by William Youatt (1860)
"The gret doble was a trotting- horse, employed in carrying burdens. The curtal
was a horse whose tail has been shortened. ..."
2. Yorkshire Legends and Traditions: As Told by Her Ancient Chroniclers, Her by Rev Thomas Parkinson (1889)
"The word ' curtal ' is now, usually, allowed to have been applied to him from
his being accompanied always by these curtal, or cur, dogs. Now to the story. ..."
3. A Book of Ballads, Old and New by Guido Hermann Stempel (1917)
"... Robin Hood ROBIN HOOD AND THE curtal FRIAR i BUT how many merry months be in
the year? ... curtal ..."
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