cuttyhunk

[ kuht-ee-huhngk ]

noun

1. a twisted, linen fishline, especially one laid by hand.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuttyhunk¹

1915–20, Americanism; named after Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts

Example Sentences

A seasonal resident of Cuttyhunk Island, one of several small islands that make up the town of Gosnold, tested positive for COVID-19 last week, Select Board member Gail Blout told the Cape Cod Times.

From Washington Times

The couple also spends time on Cuttyhunk Island, located off Cape Cod, where Shattuck is the director of a writers’ residency and where Slate in June gave a widely covered speech to the island’s one graduating eighth-grader.

From New York Times

Their next plan is to sail to Cuttyhunk and Martha’s Vineyard for a weekend in late August to visit the libraries there.

From Washington Times

Actress and comedian Jenny Slate will speak at this month’s graduation ceremony for Cuttyhunk Elementary School, a one-room schoolhouse on the island that has a year-round population of around 12.

From Seattle Times

Slate’s audience will be Gwen Lynch, this year’s lone graduate of the school that goes up to 8th grade, her family and other Cuttyhunk residents.

From Seattle Times