strunt

strunt
/strunt, stroont/, Scot. and North Eng.
n.
1. the fleshy part or stump of a tail, esp. of a horse's tail.
v.t.
2. to cut short, esp. to dock (the tail of a horse or sheep).
[1600-10; nasalized var. of STRUT2; cf. Norw strunta to walk stiffly]

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