curt
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And even in its evolutionary development, the homely animal reads us a lesson; for Dat Deus immiti cornua curta bovi, says the Latin proverb—"Savage cattle have only short horns."
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
Dat Deus immiti cornua curta bovi; God curtails the power to do evil in those who desire to do it.
From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 by Various
He did not want to dance the "llarga"; he wanted to dance the "curta."
From The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan by Douglas, Frances
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