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Cutty

Cut′ty

(kŭt′ty̆)
,
Adj.
[Cf. Ir. & Gael.
cut
a short tail,
cutach
bobtailed. See
Cut
.]
Short;
as, a
cutty
knife; a
cutty
sark
.
[Scot.]

Cut′ty

(k?t′t?)
,
Noun.
[Scotch.]
1.
A short spoon.
2.
A short tobacco pipe.
Ramsay.
3.
A light or unchaste woman.
Sir W. Scott.

Definition 2024

cutty

cutty

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

cutty ‎(comparative more cutty, superlative most cutty)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England) Short, shortened, or small; curtailed.

Derived terms

  • cutty-brown
  • cutty-gun
  • cutty-hare
  • cuttymum
  • cutty-stoup
  • cutty-quean

Noun

cutty ‎(plural cutties)

  1. (Scotland) A short spoon.
  2. (Scotland) A short tobacco pipe.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ramsay to this entry?)
  3. (Scotland, archaic) A wanton or unchaste woman.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)

References

  • John Jamieson (1825) A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement

Scots

Etymology

From cut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌtɪ/, /ˈkʌti/

Adjective

cutty ‎(comparative mair cutty, superlative maist cutty)

  1. short, stumpy

Noun

cutty ‎(plural cutties)

  1. (archaic) child

Etymology

From cut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌti/

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