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tutty
[ tuht-ee ]
noun
- an impure oxide of zinc obtained from the flues of smelting furnaces, or a similar substance occurring as a native mineral, used chiefly as a polishing powder.
tutty
/ ˈtʌtɪ /
noun
- finely powdered impure zinc oxide obtained from the flues of zinc-smelting furnaces and used as a polishing powder
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tutty1
1350–1400; Middle English tutie < Middle French < Medieval Latin tūtia < Arabic tūtiyā oxide of zinc < Persian < Sanskrit tuttham blue vitriol
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tutty1
C14: from Old French tutie , from Arabic tūtiyā , probably from Persian, from Sanskrit tuttha
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Example Sentences
Mr. Tutty officiated in the open air until the necessary church accommodation could be obtained.
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This was the impure protoxide of zinc deposited in the furnace outlets, and is modern "tutty."
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Melt the wax with the lard over a gentle fire, and sprinkle in the tutty, continually stirring them till the ointment is cold.
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Say, Tutty,” says I, “do you really mean to put over a bluff the size of that?
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But look here, Tutty,” says I, “just what sort of enterprise do you think you can direct?
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