English Explanatory Dictionary

curtail dog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running.
  2. A dog not fit for sporting.

Word forms

curtail dog curtail dogs
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