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coot⋅ie

1  [koo-tee]
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–noun Informal.
a louse, esp. one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
Also, cooty.

Origin:
1910–15; perh. < Malay kutu biting body louse, with final syll. conformed to -ie
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coot⋅ie

2  [koo-tee]
–noun Scot.
a wooden container, esp. a wooden bowl, for storing or serving food or drink.
Also, cooty.

Origin:
1775–85; var. of Scots cood, of uncert. orig.

Wil⋅liams

  [wil-yuhmz]
–noun
1. Ben Ames  [eymz] , 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
2. Bert (Egbert Austin Williams), 1876?–1922, U.S. comedian and songwriter.
3. Betty (Smyth)  [smith] , born 1943, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel peace prize 1976.
4. Charles Melvin (Cootie), 1910–85, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
5. Daniel Hale, 1858–1931, U.S. surgeon and educator: performed first successful heart surgery 1893.
6. Elizabeth (Betty), born 1943, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel prize 1976.
7. Em⋅lyn  [em-lin] , born 1905, Welsh playwright and actor.
8. Eric Eustace, 1911–81, Trinidadian politician: first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago 1962–81.
9. G. Men⋅nen  [men-uhn] , born 1911, U.S. politician and diplomat.
10. Hank, 1923–53, U.S. country-and-western singer, musician, and composer.
11. John Towner, born 1932, U.S. composer and conductor.
12. Ralph Vaughan. Vaughan Williams, Ralph.
13. Roger, 1603?–83, English clergyman in America: founder of Rhode Island colony 1636.
14. Serena, born 1981, U.S. tennis player (sister of Venus Williams).
15. Tennessee (Thomas Lanier Williams), 1911–83, U.S. dramatist.
16. Theodore Samuel (Ted), born 1918, U.S. baseball player.
17. William, 1731–1811, U.S. merchant and revolutionary statesman.
18. William Car⋅los  [kahr-lohs] , 1883–1963, U.S. poet and novelist.
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coo·tie   (kōō'tē)   
n.   Slang
A body louse.

[Probably from Malay kutu.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: coo·tie
Pronunciation: 'küt-E
Function: noun
: BODY LOUSE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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