cut-out

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See also cut out, and cutout

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

cut-out (plural cut-outs)

  1. A device that disconnects an electric circuit under certain dangerous circumstances
  2. A space produced when something is removed by cutting; the piece so cut out
  3. (US) a railway cutting
  4. (US) the separation of a group of cattle from a herd; the place where they are collected
  5. A trusted middleman, especially in espionage

[edit] References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989
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