short-curved

Updated: May 24, 2025

Then he pulls from his pocket a short 'bull-dog' with a horn tip, whose massive, square-jawed bowl and ferocious short-curved stem breathe forth aggressiveness, and, jamming it full of 'plug cut, he writes one of those satirical, sledge-hammer roasts which make him feared by his opponents. "One night he was detailed to write up a show at one of the leading theatres.

Louis J. (Louis John) Stellman - Said the Observer