gutty
English
Etymology 1
From Latin gutta (“drop (of a liquid)”). Compare French goutte. Compare guttated.
Alternative forms
Adjective
gutty (not comparable)
Etymology 2
Adjective
gutty (comparative more gutty, superlative most gutty)
- Gutsy; brave.
- Having a prominent gut.
- 1958, John M. Kays, Basic animal husbandry (page 269)
- A trim-middled hog will have a higher dressing percentage than a wasty, gutty, paunchy, heavy-middled hog.
- 1958, John M. Kays, Basic animal husbandry (page 269)
Noun
gutty (plural gutties)
- One who works in a slaughterhouse cutting out the internal organs.
- 1990, New Zealand Industrial Law Reports:
- Mr Donaldson continued to work during the season as a gutty in the beefhouse at the Lorneville plant, notwithstanding a high level of pain and/or discomfort which he persistently experienced from his elbow disorder.
Etymology 3
Perhaps from gutter, or guttersnipe.[1] Or possibly from Irish gaotaire (“a windbag, someone who talks too much”).[2]
Noun
gutty
- (dialect, Ireland) An urchin or delinquent.[1]
- (dialect, Ireland) Low-class person.[1]
- (dialect, Ireland) An unpleasant person.[2]
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