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tutty

[ tuht-ee ]

noun

  1. an impure oxide of zinc obtained from the flues of smelting furnaces, or a similar substance occurring as a native mineral, used chiefly as a polishing powder.


tutty

/ ˈtʌtɪ /

noun

  1. finely powdered impure zinc oxide obtained from the flues of zinc-smelting furnaces and used as a polishing powder


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tutty1

1350–1400; Middle English tutie < Middle French < Medieval Latin tūtia < Arabic tūtiyā oxide of zinc < Persian < Sanskrit tuttham blue vitriol

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tutty1

C14: from Old French tutie , from Arabic tūtiyā , probably from Persian, from Sanskrit tuttha

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Example Sentences

Mr. Tutty officiated in the open air until the necessary church accommodation could be obtained.

This was the impure protoxide of zinc deposited in the furnace outlets, and is modern "tutty."

Melt the wax with the lard over a gentle fire, and sprinkle in the tutty, continually stirring them till the ointment is cold.

Say, Tutty,” says I, “do you really mean to put over a bluff the size of that?

But look here, Tutty,” says I, “just what sort of enterprise do you think you can direct?

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