Definition of CURTAL

curtal

Plural: curtals

Adjective Satellite

  • (obsolete) cut short
    • "a dog with a curtal tail"

Noun

  • An animal, especially a dog, with its tail docked or shortened.
  • A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
  • An early type of bassoon.
  • A horse or other animal having a docked tail.
  • Anything docked or cut short.

Adj

  • Of horses, having a docked tail.
  • Physically shortened; short.
  • Abridged, curtailed.

Examples

  • A CURTAL on the Words With Friends board might refer to a shortened word play.

Origin / Etymology

From older French courtault (modern French courtaud), from court (“short”) + -ault (pejorative suffix).

Scrabble Score: 8

curtal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
curtal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
curtal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

curtal: valid Words With Friends Word