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 STRUT 2 ; cf. Norw strunta to walk stiffly ]