cutty

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

cut +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌti/

Adjective

cutty (comparative more cutty, superlative most cutty)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England) Short, shortened, or small; curtailed.

Derived terms
  • cutty-hare
  • cuttymum
  • cutty-stoup
  • cutty-quean

Noun

cutty (plural cutties)

  1. (Scotland) A short spoon.
  2. (Scotland) A short tobacco pipe.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ramsay to this entry?)
  3. (Scotland, archaic) A wanton or unchaste woman.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
  4. (Scotland, archaic) A girl with a short, dumpy figure.

See also

References
  • John Jamieson (1825) A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement

Scots

Etymology

From cut.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌtɪ/, /ˈkʌti/

Adjective

cutty (comparative mair cutty, superlative maist cutty)

  1. short, stumpy

Noun

cutty (plural cutties)

  1. (archaic) child
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