curtail dogs

A form of curtail dog — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of curtail dog
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