·- ·Alt. of Curtelasse.
·adj Curt; brief; laconic. II. Curtal ·noun A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun ·Alt. of <<Axe>>. II. Ax ·vt & ·vi To <<Ask>>; to inquire or inquire of. ...
·- A friar who acted as porter at the gate of a monastery. ...
·noun ·Alt. of Battle-axe. ...
·- ·Alt. of <<Curtelasse>>. ...
·noun A stone mason's tool, having a flat face and a pointed part. ...
·- ·Alt. of Lochaber axe. ...
West out of Little Britain, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799). This site is...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
A common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denominati...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose