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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CUTTY-FUL, -FULL, n. comb. A spoonful, lit. and fig.Abd. 1828 J. Ruddiman Tales Sc. Parish (1889) 133:
Of the brose which you call ambrosia . . . not ae cutty-ful did Knockie ever taste.Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.:
“You hav'n't a cutty full” (of brains), i.e. you have no sense.
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