- One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one
who cuts out garments. - That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool
or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs
the stalk, or as a paper cutter. - A fore tooth; an incisor. - A boat used by ships of war. - A fast sailing vessel with one mast, rigged in most
essentials like a sloop. A cutter is narrower end deeper than a sloop
of the same length, and depends for stability on a deep keel, often
heavily weighted with lead. - A small armed vessel, usually a steamer, in the revenue
marine service; -- also called revenue cutter. - A small, light one-horse sleigh. - An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the
tallies the sums paid. - A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer. - A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework; -- so
called from the facility with which it can be cut.
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