rug-cutter

[ ruhg-kuht-er ]

/ ˈrʌgˌkʌt ər /

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noun Older Slang.

a person who jitterbugs.

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Origin of rug-cutter

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Words nearby rug-cutter

Rugby, rugby head, rugby league, Rugby shirt, rugby union, rug-cutter, rugelach, Rügen, rugged, rugged individualism, ruggedize

How to use rug-cutter in a sentence

The “24-hour news cycle” just makes them harder to sweep under the rug and ignore.
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Then Cutter Laboratories in Berkeley, California, made a bad batch of vaccine, and 40,000 children were sickened with polio.
How Presidents Handle Pandemics|Eleanor Clift|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I had to lie on a huge, fur rug and have a nightmare,” Prince Charles told his biographer, Jonathan Dimbleby.
Kate and William’s Royal Family Values|Tom Sykes|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or, to put it more accurately: conflict is inevitably swept under the rug, at any and all costs.
Don't Blame 'Football Culture' For Ray Rice And Jameis Winston|Amy Zimmerman|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A barefoot corpse in camouflaged khakis is being carried into the street, partially wrapped in rug, as I enter the house.
Who Is Behind Gaza's Mass Execution?|Jesse Rosenfeld|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The motherly woman received the babe instinctively and cast aside the travelling-rug in which he was enveloped.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Though she was warmly wrapped in a soft rug of silvery fur, a chill crept into her heart.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
When Yung Pak ate his meals, he sat upon a rug on the floor with his father and such male guests as might be in the house.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
The cigar stump held firmly between his teeth, he stood on the rug before the hearth, facing the door.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
On the sheepskin rug before the fire a Manx cat was dozing beside a pair of carpet slippers.
Dope|Sax Rohmer