English Explanatory Dictionary

cuttle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of cuttlefish.
noun
  1. A knife.
noun
  1. A foul-mouthed fellow.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌtəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuttle.wav

Word forms

cuttle cuttles

Etymology

From Middle English cutil, codel, codul, from Old English cudele (“cuttlefish”), a diminutive from Proto-Germanic *kudilǭ, from Proto-Germanic *kuddô + -ilǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (“pouch, sack”), from *gew- (“to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve”). Equivalent to cod + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare dialectal German Kudele (“cuttlefish”), Norwegian kaule (“cuttlefish”).

Synonyms

cuttlefish

Derived words

cuttlebone
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