curtal

(kʉrt'l)

adjective

shortened; curtailed

Origin: OFr curtald < court, short < L curtus, short

noun

a horse with a docked tail

See curtal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cur·tal

noun
Archaic
  1. An animal with a docked tail.
  2. Something cut short or docked.
adjective
Obsolete
Cut short or docked.

Origin: Obsolete French courtault, from Old French, from court, short, from Latin curtus; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.

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