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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1892
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CUTTLE, n. Sc. usage: a whet, a sharpening.Abd. 1892 J. Smith Hame-spun Rhymes 55:
Come out wi' your whuttle, I'll gie't a cuttle, An' sharp it, as also your shears.
[From Cuttle, v.]
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