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cuttle.

Synonym of cuttlefish.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʌtəl/
  1. Synonym of cuttlefish.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English cutil, codel, codul, from Old English cudele (“cuttlefish”), a diminutive from Proto-Germanic *kudulǭ, from Proto-Germanic *kuddô + -ulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (“pouch, sack”), from *gew- (“to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve”). Equivalent to cod + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare dialectal German Kudele (“cuttlefish”), Norwegian kaule (“cuttlefish”).

noun/ˈkʌtəl/
  1. A knife.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English coutel, from Old French coutel, coltel, cultel, from Latin cultellus. Doublet of couteau. See cutlass.

noun/ˈkʌtəl/
  1. A foul-mouthed fellow.

    obsolete
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