Etymology

becut

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Today it means: To cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever. Full definition →

Middle English bekutten
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombekutten
  2. English todaybecut

From Middle English bekutten (found in compound for-bekutte (“mutilated”)), equivalent to be- + cut.

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