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Tutty vs Cutty - What's the difference?

tutty | cutty |

As nouns the difference between tutty and cutty

is that tutty is a powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing while cutty is (scotland) a short spoon.

As an adjective cutty is

(scotland|northern england) short, shortened, or small; curtailed.

tutty

English

Noun

(-)
  • A powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing

    • cutty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cuttie

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (Scotland, Northern England) Short, shortened, or small; curtailed.

    • Derived terms

    * cutty-brown * cutty-gun * cutty-hare * cuttymum * cutty-stoup * cutty-quean

    Noun

    (cutties)
  • (Scotland) A short spoon.
  • (Scotland) A short tobacco pipe.
    • (Ramsay)
  • (Scotland, archaic) A wanton or unchaste woman.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)

    References

    * John Jamieson (1825) A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement [http://books.google.com/books?id=UGAJAAAAQAAJ&dq=cutty+cuttie&lr=&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0] ----