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Cuttle

Cut′tle

(k?t′t’l)
,
Noun.
[OF.
cultel
,
coltel
,
coutel
, fr. L.
cultellus
. See
Cutlass
.]
A knife.
[Obs.]
Bale.

Definition 2024


cuttle

cuttle

English

Noun

cuttle (plural cuttles)

  1. The cuttlefish.

Etymology 2

From Old French cultel, coltel, coutel, from Latin cultellus. See cutlass.

Noun

cuttle (plural cuttles)

  1. (obsolete) A knife.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bale to this entry?)

Etymology 3

Noun

cuttle (plural cuttles)

  1. (obsolete) A foul-mouthed fellow.
    • Shakespeare
      An you play the saucy cuttle me.