curtail dog
curtail dog · curtail dogs
A dog with a docked tailA 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.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)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.
(broadly, obsolete)A dog not fit for sporting.
Forms
plural: curtail dogs| Singular | curtail dog |
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