Curtal

Adjective, Noun

cur=tal

WORDNET DICTIONARY

curtal(s = adj.all) Array - (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"

Curtal, 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." [1913 Webster]

Curtal dog. See Curtail dog.

Curtal, n.

A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. Nares. [1913 Webster]