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Curtail dog
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What's The Definition Of Curtail dog?Synonyms | Synonyms for Curtail dog: Related Terms | Find terms related to Curtail dog: See Also | Curtail dog In Webster's Dictionary \Cur"tail dog`\ (d[o^]g`; 115).
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; hence, a dog
not fit for sporting.
Hope is a curtail dog in some affairs. --Shak.
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