CUTTY

Etymology

Adjective

cutty (comparative more cutty, superlative most cutty)

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

Noun

cutty (plural cutties)

(Scotland) A short spoon.

(Scotland) A short tobacco pipe.

(Scotland, archaic) A wanton or unchaste woman.

(Scotland, archaic) A girl with a short, dumpy figure.

Source: Wiktionary


Cut"ty, a. Etym: [Cf. Ir. & Gael. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. See Cut.]

Definition: Short; as, a cutty knife; a cutty sark. [Scot.]

Cut"ty (kt"t), n. Etym: [Scotch.]

1. A short spoon.

2. A short tobacco pipe. Ramsay.

3. A light or unchaste woman. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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