Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KUTI, n. An abbr. form of cutty-knife s.v. Cutty, adj.Rxb. 1927 Trans. Hawick Arch. Soc. 68:
We were generally “hard up” for knives. Very often the request would be heard: “Man, Jock, len'z ir kuti.” A kuti was any little old knife or blade.
