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cutty - 2 dictionary results

cut⋅ty

[kuht-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ties. Chiefly Scot.
–adjective
1. cut short; short; stubby.
2. irritable; impatient; short-tempered.
–noun
3. a short spoon.
4. a short-stemmed tobacco pipe.
5. Informal. an immoral or worthless woman.

Origin:
1650–60; cut + -y 1 , -y 2

Cutty

Cut"ty\ (k?t"t?), n. [Scotch.]

1. A short spoon.

2. A short tobacco pipe. --Ramsay.

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