CURTAIL DOG
\kɜːtˈe͡ɪl dˈɒɡ], \kɜːtˈeɪl dˈɒɡ], \k_ɜː_t_ˈeɪ_l d_ˈɒ_ɡ]\
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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.
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