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Suttle vs Cuttle - What's the difference?

suttle | cuttle |

As nouns the difference between suttle and cuttle

is that suttle is the weight of a commodity shipment after deduction of the weight of the container, before allowance of tret while cuttle is the cuttlefish.

As a verb suttle

is to act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.

suttle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The weight of a commodity shipment after deduction of the weight of the container, before allowance of tret.

    • See also

    * tare

    Verb

  • To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.

    • References

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    cuttle

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) cudele, of uncertain origin.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The cuttlefish.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) cultel, (coltel), (coutel), from (etyl) cultellus. See (cutlass).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A knife.
    • (Bale)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A foul-mouthed fellow.
  • * Shakespeare
    • An you play the saucy cuttle me.
    (Webster 1913)