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tutty

American  
[tuht-ee] / ˈtʌt i /

noun

  1. an impure oxide of zinc obtained from the flues of smelting furnaces, or a similar substance occurring as a native mineral, used chiefly as a polishing powder.


tutty British  
/ ˈtʌtɪ /

noun

  1. finely powdered impure zinc oxide obtained from the flues of zinc-smelting furnaces and used as a polishing powder

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tutty

1350–1400; Middle English tutie < Middle French < Medieval Latin tūtia < Arabic tūtiyā oxide of zinc < Persian < Sanskrit tuttham blue vitriol

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Sam Tutty plays the 25-year-old Englishman Dougal Todd, reprising his acclaimed performance in the show’s previous iterations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Time Out's Caroline McGinn awarded the show four star and particularly praised Tutty, who won an Olivier in 2020 for Dear Evan Hansen.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

You later went back to find his mother, Tutty, and you also adopted his brother, Raffy.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2020

But Justin Tutty, who works with a watchdog group that monitors the impact of the American Marines, said he was worried about “a one-sided relationship” in which the Americans lay out the priorities.

From New York Times • May 1, 2017

He succeeded Mr. Tutty at St. Paul's in 1751 or 1752, in conjunction with Rev. Thomas Wood.

From History of Halifax City by Akins, Thomas B.

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