strunt

[ struhnt, stroo nt ]
/ strʌnt, strʊnt /
Scot. and North England

noun

the fleshy part or stump of a tail, especially of a horse's tail.

verb (used with object)

to cut short, especially to dock (the tail of a horse or sheep).

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Origin of strunt

1600–10; nasalized variant of strut2; compare Norwegian strunta to walk stiffly

Words nearby strunt

strumpet, strung, strung out, strung up, strung-out, strunt, strut, strut one's stuff, struthers, struthious, strutting
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