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Curtailed

To cut short the tail of an animal

📖 Definitions of "Curtailed"

verb
  1. 1

    To cut short the tail of an animal

    "Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair."

  2. 2

    To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

    "When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech."

  3. 3

    To limit or restrict, keep in check.

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