cur|tal

cur|tal
cur|tal «KUR tuhl», adjective, noun. Obsolete or Archaic.
–adj.
2. having the tail docked: »

a curtal horse.

3. wearing a short frock: »

a curtal friar.

–n.
1. any animal that has had its tail docked.
2. anything cut short.
3. a short cannon used in the 1500's and 1600's.
4. Also, curtall. a kind of bassoon used in the 1500's.
╂[< Middle French courtaud < Old French curtald cut off short < court short < Latin curtus]

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