cuttyhunk
[ kuht-ee-huhngk ]
/ ˈkʌt iˌhʌŋk /
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noun
a twisted, linen fishline, especially one laid by hand.
Nearby words
cuttlefish, cutty, cutty grass, cutty sark, cutty stool, cuttyhunk, cutup, cutware, cutwater, cutwork, cutwork lace
Origin of cuttyhunk
1915–20, Americanism; named after Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts
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Examples from the Web for cuttyhunk
When Gosnold landed at Cuttyhunk in the early summer of that year he found it densely wooded and abounding in game.