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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cuttie (spoon), n. [f. Cut v. Common as adj. and noun from 18th c.] A short-handled spoon. —1650 Maxwell Mem. 353.
When the said Iames did lick the spoone wherin the salve was, [he] becam dafte, and cryed, ‘Cuttie, cuttie spooine’
