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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg