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English
Etymology
From Middle English bekutten (found in compound for-bekutte (“mutilated”)), equivalent to be- + cut.
Verb
becut (third-person singular simple present becuts, present participle becutting, simple past and past participle becut)
- (transitive) To cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever.
1868, John Taylor, Works of John Taylor:And dead and cold, me then againe they martyr-'d, Me all in pieces they becut and quartir'd, […]
Catalan
Etymology
From bec + -ut, due to their distinctive long curving beaks.
Pronunciation
Noun
becut m (plural becuts)
- a curlew, especially the Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
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