Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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CUTSIE, n. A local name for the kittywake. Rissa tridactyla (Fif. 1975), also for a gull in gen. (Id.). [Dim. reduced form in -Sie of *cutty ( < kittie) wake. See Kittie, n.1, 5. (10).]