cutter

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He lurched, as the cutter was again diverted sharply from its course, and must have fallen under the very bows of the oncoming liner, had not one of the lookouts caught him by the collar and jerked him sharply back into the boat.

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  1. noun One that cuts, especially in tailoring.
  2. noun A device or machine that cuts.
  3. noun Nautical A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with two or more headsails and a mast set somewhat farther aft than that of a sloop.
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  • Whilst I am writing this letter, a cutter is arrived from England with strong indications of a Spanish war. —  The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol II.
  • The plasma cutter is a tool, the line gun is a tool, the ripper is a tool, etc. —  GamesAreFun.com
  • Pretty good, although the cutter is a bit of an odd bird - good whiff, but hit hard. —  Beyond the Box Score
  • As you can see, his cutter is about 2 mph different than his 4-seamer. —  Mets Geek
  • Kalk's algorithm thinks the cutter is a splitter and I suppose it might be, but it thinks almost everybody has a splitter whereas the opposite is true. —  South Side Sox
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frigate ·  cruiser ·  schooner ·  steamer ·  barge ·  sloop ·  yacht ·  craft ·  brig ·  vessel ·  knife ·  launch

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  1. from Middle English cuttere, a barber; from cut + -er.
  2. English dial., apparently a variant of quitter, equivalent to whitter, speak low, murmur: see quitter, whitter.
 

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/ˈkətər/
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