Hope is a curtail dog in some affairs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Curtal dog — Curtal Cur tal (k[^u]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. [1913 Webster] Essays and curtal aphorisms. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curtal — Cur tal (k[^u]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. [1913 Webster] Essays and curtal aphorisms. Milton. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cut and longtail — Longtail Long tail , n. An animal, particularly a log, having an uncut tail. Cf. {Curtail}. {Dog}. [1913 Webster] Note: A longtail was a gentleman s dog, or the dog of one qualified to bunt, other dogs being required to have their tails cut.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Longtail — Long tail , n. An animal, particularly a log, having an uncut tail. Cf. {Curtail}. {Dog}. [1913 Webster] Note: A longtail was a gentleman s dog, or the dog of one qualified to bunt, other dogs being required to have their tails cut. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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