English

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Etymology

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From cut +‎ -ie.

Noun

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cuttie (plural cutties)

  1. (slang, surfing) A cutback.
  2. (colloquial) A T-shirt that has had the sleeves removed.
  3. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of cutty (someone or something common and short or small)
  4. (Scotland, archaic) A hare.
  5. (Scotland, archaic) The black guillemot.

Derived terms

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Adjective

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cuttie (comparative more cuttie, superlative most cuttie)

  1. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of cutty short, shortened or small.

References

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  • John Jamieson (1825) Supplement to the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language [1]