cutty

cutty
/kut"ee/, adj., n., pl. cutties. Chiefly Scot.
adj.
1. cut short; short; stubby.
2. irritable; impatient; short-tempered.
n.
3. a short spoon.
4. a short-stemmed tobacco pipe.
5. Informal. an immoral or worthless woman.
[1650-60; CUT + -Y1, -Y2]

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