cuttle

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[ kuht-l ]

Origin of cuttle

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

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Other definitions for cuttle (2 of 2)

cuttle2
[ kuht-l ]

verb (used with object),cut·tled, cut·tling.Textiles.
  1. to fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.

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

Origin of cuttle

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First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for cuttle

cuttle

/ (ˈkʌtəl) /


noun
  1. little cuttle a small cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica, often found on beaches

Origin of cuttle

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Old English cudele; related to Old High German kiot bag, Norwegian dialect kaule cuttle, Old English codd bag

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