Obs. exc. U.S. [A 17th c. ad. F. couteau knife: see COUTEAU.] = COUTEAU.
1678. Lond. Gaz., No. 1286/4. Also a Cuttoe Sword, with a hollow ground back Blade. Ibid. (1685), No. 2017/8. Two Silver hilted Swords, one with a single Shell Cuttoe Hilt cut in the Shell with a silver Gilt Wire Handle, and a plain Cuttoe Blade.
1851. S. Judd, Margaret, ii. (1871), 9. There were no suits of knives and forks, and the family helped themselves on wooden plates, with cuttoes.
