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cuttie

cuttie

English

Noun

cuttie (plural cutties)

  1. (slang, surfing) Short for 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) Short, shortened or small. Alternative spelling of cutty

References

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