3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Curtal \Cur"tal\ (k[^u]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. [1913 Webster] Essays and curtal aphorisms. --Milton. [1913 Webster] {Curtal dog}. See {Curtail dog}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Curtal \Cur"tal\, n. A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [Obs] --Nares. [1913 Webster] Curtle ax Curtal ax From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: curtal adj : (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"
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