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strunt
[ struhnt, stroont ]
/ strʌnt, strʊnt /
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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
strumous, strumpet, strung, strung-out, strung up, strunt, strut, Struthers, struthious, strut one's stuff, strutting
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