cuttyhunk

[kuht-ee-huhngk]

noun

a twisted, linen fishline, especially one laid by hand.

Origin of cuttyhunk

1915–20, Americanism; named after Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts

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Historical Examples of cuttyhunk

When Gosnold landed at Cuttyhunk in the early summer of that year he found it densely wooded and abounding in game.
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886
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