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Webster 1913 Edition

Curtal

Cur′tal

(kûr′tal)

,

Adj.

[OF.

courtault

, F.

courtaud

, having a docked tail (cf. It.

cortaldo

), fr.

court

short, L.

curtus

. See

, and

.]

Curt; brief; laconic.

Essays and

curtal

aphorisms.

Milton.

Curtal dog

.

See

.

Cur′tal

,

Noun.

A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short.

[Obs]

Nares.

Webster 1828 Edition

Curtal

CURTAL

,

Noun.

A horse with a docked tail.

CURTAL

,

Adj.

Short; abridged; brief.