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cutter2 n Cp DC ~ n 1 'a low, light one-horse sleigh';
DARE n1 1 for sense 1.
1 Commercially
marketed child's sled or 'slide.'
M 69-6 The very rare 'bought'
slides became called 'cutters,' due to the ability of the narrow steel runners to cut
through snow. 1985 Nfld Qtly lxxxi (1), 19 'Cutter ridin'' which was sledding on
the hills [in winter] was very popular.
2 A pointed steel
bar projecting down from a sledge onto ice to prevent it from sliding sideways (C 63-16).
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