cuttie

English

Etymology

From cut +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cuttie (plural cutties)

  1. (slang, surfing) A cutback.
  2. (colloquial) A T-shirt that has had the sleeves removed.
  3. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of cutty (“someone or something common and short or small”).
  4. (Scotland, archaic) A hare.
  5. (Scotland, archaic) The black guillemot.

Derived terms

  • cuttie-boyn
  • cuttie-clap
  • cuttie's-fud

Adjective

cuttie (comparative more cuttie, superlative most cuttie)

  1. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of cutty short, shortened or small.

References

  • John Jamieson (1825) Supplement to the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language [1]
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