suttle

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noun

The weight of a commodity shipment after deduction of the weight of the container, before allowance of tret.

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Meanings

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nounsuttle (plural suttles)

plural suttles

  1. economicsThe weight of a commodity shipment after deduction of the weight of the container, before allowance of tret.
verbsuttle (third-person singular simple present suttles, present participle suttling, simple past and past participle suttled)

present singular third person suttles · participle present suttling · participle past suttled · past suttled

  1. To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.

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adjectivesuttle (comparative more suttle, superlative most suttle)

comparative more suttle · superlative most suttle

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of subtle.

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proper nounSuttle (plural Suttles)

plural Suttles

Cite this entry
APA

suttle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suttle

MLA

“suttle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suttle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suttle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suttle.

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