1790, "cut short" (adj.), from cut (v.). Also used as a noun of a variety of things: a short spoon, a short tobacco pipe, a pop-gun, also a dismissive term for a naughty or wanton woman or girl. Also used of a wren or a hare.
cuttable
cutter
cut-throat
cutting
cuttlefish
cutty
cutworm
cuz
Cuzco
cv
cw-
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