Cuttle

Cuttle
Cuttle \Cut"tle\ (k?t"t'l), n. [OF. cultel, coltel, coutel, fr. L. cultellus. See {Cutlass}.] A knife. [Obs.] --Bale. [1913 Webster]

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  • Cuttle — Cut tle (k[u^]t t l), Cuttlefish Cut tle*fish ( f[i^]sh ), n. [OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G. kuttelfish; cf. G. k[ o]tel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts, G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwi[thorn] womb, Goth. qi[thorn]us belly, womb.] 1. (Zo[ …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cuttle — Recorded in a wide variety of spellings including Cottle, Cottell, Cuttle, Cuttell, Cuthill, Cutill, and Cuttall, this is an English surname, but of pre medieval French origins. It is occupational and may describe a maker of chainmail, a type of… …   Surnames reference

  • cuttle — n. = CUTTLEFISH. Phrases and idioms: cuttle bone the internal shell of the cuttlefish crushed and used for polishing teeth etc. or as a supplement to the diet of a cage bird. Etymology: OE cudele, ME codel, rel. to cod bag, with ref. to its ink… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cuttle Brook — is a Local Nature Reserve in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. The site is located off Southern Road recreation ground in the town and is maintained by the Cuttle Brook Conservation Volunteers. See also List of Local Nature Reserves in England… …   Wikipedia

  • cuttle-fish — see cuttle n.1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cuttle bone — Cut tle bone (b[=o]n ). The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cuttle Cart — The Cuttle Cart (also known as the SuperDuperCharger during development) is an Atari 2600 cartridge developed by Chad Schell. [1] [2] [3] [4] Similar to the Starpath Supercharger, the Cuttle Cart allows ROM images to be loaded via an 1/8 audio… …   Wikipedia

  • Cuttle's Lands —    Lands and houses called Cuttle s Lands near the church of St. Dunstan in the East (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 48).    Not identified …   Dictionary of London

  • cuttle-bone — cuttˈle bone or cuttlefish bone noun The internal shell of the cuttlefish, used for making tooth powder, for polishing the softer metals and for cage birds to sharpen their beaks on • • • Main Entry: ↑cuttle …   Useful english dictionary

  • cuttle — cuttle1 /kut l/, n. 1. cuttlefish. 2. cuttlebone. [bef. 1000; late ME codel, OE cudele (replaced in the 16th century by CUTTLEFISH and subsequently reshortened)] cuttle2 /kut l/, v.t., cuttled, cuttling. Textiles. 1. to fold (cloth) face to face… …   Universalium

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