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- pluralplural of cut
Broiling is but another way of roasting those cuts of meat which have a broad, flat surface such as steaks, chops, or cutlets.
1922, "The Bride's Cookery Primer", Good Housekeeping, volume 74, page 66
- AustraliaNew Zealanddatedhistoricalpluralplural onlywith definite articleCorporal punishment at school.
My greatest happiness is that Sebastian is having a good time at school and has never been given the cuts.
2008, Gaynor McGrath, Lemniscate, page 2502 more examples
‘I′ll give you something to keep you awake, McFadyen!’ Ape shouted. Meat was taken off to the staff room and given the cuts.
1995, Bill Marsh, Ape: Old Yanconian Daze, page 110He reckons that about 80% of the boys in the school regularly received the cuts from Mr Saunders so he didn′t feel as if he was being unduly picked on.
2001, Lyall Ford, Poorhouse to Paradise: The Adventures of a Pioneering Family in a North Queensland Country Town, page 55
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of cut
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