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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CULVERTAIL

n.[culver and tail. ] Dove-tail, in joinery and carpentry.

 

CULVERTAILED

a.United or fastened, as pieces of timber by a dove-tailed joint; a term used by shipwrights.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CULVERTAIL

CULVERTAIL Cul "ver *tail ` (kl "vr-tl `), n. (Carp. )

 

Defn: Dovetail.

 

CULVERTAILED

CULVERTAILED Cul "ver *tailed ` (-tld `), a.

 

Defn: United or fastened by a dovetailed joint.