1. A low stool [Scot.]
2. A seat in old Scottish churches, where offenders were made to sit, for public rebuke by the minister.
CUTWAL
Cut"wal (kt"wl), n. Etym: [Per. kotw.]
Defn: The chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]
CUTWATER
Cut"wa`ter (kt"wa`tr), n. (Naut.)
1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.
2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a birdge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); — called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer.
CUTWORK
Cut"work` (kt"wrk`), n. (Fine Arts)