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cuttle

1 American  
[kuht-l] / ˈkʌt l /

noun

  1. cuttlefish.

  2. cuttlebone.

cuttle 2 American  
[kuht-l] / ˈkʌt l /

verb (used with object)

Textiles.
cuttled, cuttling

  1. to fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.

  2. to allow (cloth) to lie without further treatment after fulling, milling, scouring, etc.

cuttle British  
/ ˈkʌtəl /

noun

  1. short for cuttlefish cuttlebone

  2. a small cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica, often found on beaches

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Etymology

Origin of cuttle1

before 1000; late Middle English codel, Old English cudele (replaced in the 16th century by cuttlefish and subsequently reshortened)

Origin of cuttle2

First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain

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