precut

[ pree-kuht ]

adjective

1. cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:

   a kit with precut parts.

verb (used with object)

, pre·cut, pre·cut·ting.

1. to cut or cut out in advance:

   The logs were precut to size.

Word History and Origins

Origin of precut¹

First recorded in 1940–45; pre- + cut

Example Sentences

Infantry’s Star Projector casts 360 degrees of light through a precut dome, creating a night sky-like effect.

From Popular-Science

Plus, colorful, precut fruit, ready and waiting, keeps me from snacking on chips and other Kryptonite.

From Washington Post