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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Curtal \Cur"tal\ (k[^u]r"tal), adjective [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Curtal \Cur"tal\, noun A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [Obs] --Nares.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
curtal
adjective: (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"
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