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cutty

(ˈkʌtɪ)
adj
short or cut short
n, pl -ties
1. something cut short, such as a spoon or short-stemmed tobacco pipe
2. an immoral girl or woman (in Scotland used as a general term of abuse for a woman)
3. a short thickset girl
[C18 (Scottish and northern English): from cut (vb)]
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References in classic literature ?
He was mighty plainly habited, with a knitted nightcap drawn over his ears, and smoked a foul cutty pipe.
As I came up he was lighting rank tobacco, in a cutty pipe, with an evil-smelling match, and the flame showed me the suspicion of a smile.
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The ship, Cutty Sark, was built in which Scottish dockyard town?
Cutty Sark: 150 Years of War & Speed C5, 9pm Rob Bell explores the extraordinary tea clipper Cutty Sark, a ship that endured drunken captains and murderous crews, inspired a whiskey and survived the coming of the steam age.
The Sunday Cutty Bang starts this weekend at Musiclounge, Yarm Lane, Stockton.
Price includes Private coach travel from your local area Three nights' stay with three course evening meal & cooked breakfast Visit to the Poldark Mine for a mine tour Visit to the village of Mullion on the Lizard Peninsula Scenic coach journey along the Cornish coast Visits to Padstow & Charlestown Visit to the Smugglers Museum on Bodmin Moor The Queen's 90th Birthday Windsor Castle, Tower of London & Cutty Sark 6 May, 17 June & 26 August 2016 4 days from PS279 Enjoy the vibrancy of London and join us as we visit three major attractions.
The Queen's 90th Birthday Downton Abbey Exhibition Alnwick Castle & Gardens Poldark's Cornwall Isle of Wight & Osborne House Windsor Castle, Tower of London & Cutty Sark 1 April, 16 May, 1 July & 22 September 2016 4 days from PS259 Discover the stunning scenery that brings to life the world of Poldark.
This cocktail highlights Cutty Sark Prohibition, Cutty's updated version of a brand mostly known by our grandparents.
LONDON, Dhu-AlHijjah 25, 1435, October 19, 2014, SPA -- London firefighters have extinguished a small blaze on the 19th-century sailing ship Cutty Sark, a tourist attraction that was restored after a major fire in 2007, AP reported.