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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Curtal \Cur"tal\ (k?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. Essays and curtal aphorisms. --Milton. {Curtal dog}. See {Curtail dog}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Curtal \Cur"tal\, n. A horse with a docked tail; hence anything cut short. [Obs] --Nares. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: curtal adj : (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"
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