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cuttyhunk
[ kuht-ee-huhngk ]
noun
- a twisted, linen fishline, especially one laid by hand.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cuttyhunk1
1915–20, Americanism; named after Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts
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Example Sentences
The Americans use at Catalina for tuna fishing a line called cuttyhunk line; it is very thin, light, and of tremendous strength.
From Project Gutenberg
When Gosnold landed at Cuttyhunk in the early summer of that year he found it densely wooded and abounding in game.
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