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English
Etymology
From cut + -ie.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuttie (plural cutties)
- (slang, surfing) A cutback.
- (colloquial) A T-shirt that has had the sleeves removed.
- (Scotland) Alternative spelling of cutty (“someone or something common and short or small”)
- (Scotland, archaic) A hare.
- (Scotland, archaic) The black guillemot.
Derived terms
Adjective
cuttie (comparative more cuttie, superlative most cuttie)
- (Scotland) Alternative spelling of cutty short, shortened or small.
References
- John Jamieson (1825) Supplement to the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language