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cuttyhunk

[ kuht-ee-huhngk ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cuttyhunk1

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

The Americans use at Catalina for tuna fishing a line called cuttyhunk line; it is very thin, light, and of tremendous strength.

When Gosnold landed at Cuttyhunk in the early summer of that year he found it densely wooded and abounding in game.

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