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Cuttle \Cut"tle\ (k?t"t'l), n. [OF. cultel, coltel, coutel, fr.
L. cultellus. See {Cutlass}.]
A knife. [Obs.] --Bale.
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Cuttle \Cut"tle\ (k[u^]t"t'l), Cuttlefish \Cut"tle*fish`\
(-f[i^]sh`), n. [OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G.
kuttelfish; cf. G. k["o]tel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts,
G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwi[thorn] womb, Goth.
qi[thorn]us belly, womb.]
1. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus {Sepia}, having an
internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with
denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its
prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate
cephalopods generally.
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Note: It has an ink bag, opening into the siphon, from which,
when pursued, it throws out a dark liquid that clouds
the water, enabling it to escape observation.
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2. A foul-mouthed fellow. "An you play the saucy cuttle with
me." --Shak.
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