cuttie

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cut +‎ -ie

Noun[edit]

cuttie (plural cutties)

  1. (slang, surfing) 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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

cuttie (comparative more cuttie, superlative most cuttie)

  1. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of cutty short, shortened or small.

References[edit]

  • John Jamieson (1825) Supplement to the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language [1]
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