cuttle

¹

[ kuht-l ]

noun

1. cuttlefish.
2. cuttlebone.

cuttle

²

[ kuht-l ]

verb (used with object)

, Textiles.

, cut·tled, cut·tling.

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

cuttle

/ ˈkʌtəl /

noun

1. See cuttlebone, cuttlefish
   short for cuttlefish cuttlebone
2. little cuttle
   little cuttle a small cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica, often found on beaches

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuttle¹

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

Example Sentences

The best tooth-powders are made from cuttle-fish, prepared chalk, and orris-root commingled together in equal quantities.

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It wud make a nourishin' dish whin ye have whetted ye'er face on a piece iv cuttle fish bone.

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She has tentacles strong and far-reaching, like the tentacles of a cuttle-fish.

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You have seen the cuttle fish attempt to becloud the water and elude the grasp of his pursuer.

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These animals belong to the same division—the Cephalopoda—as the cuttle-fish, the squid, and the octopus.

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