Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CUT, n.

1. The action of an edged instrument; a stroke or blow, as with an ax or sword.
2. A cleft; a gash; a notch; a wound; the opening made by an edged instrument, distinguished by its length from that made by perforation with a pointed instrument.
3. A stroke or blow with a whip.
4. A channel made by cutting or digging; a ditch; a groove; a furrow; a canal.
5. A part cut off from the rest; as, a good cut of beef; a cut of timber. Also, any small piece or shred.
6. A lot made by cutting a stick; as, to draw cuts. – Sidney.
7. A near passage, by which an angle is cut off; as, a shorter cut.
8. A picture cut or carved on wood or metal, and impressed from it. – Brown.
9. The stamp on which a picture is carved, and by which it is impressed.
10. The act of dividing a pack of cards. Also, the right to divide; as, whose cut is it?
11. Manner in which a thing is cut; form; shape; fashion; as, the cut of a garment; the cut of his beard. – Stillingfleet.
12. A fool; a cully; a gelding. [Not in use.] Cut and long tail, men of all kinds; a proverbial expression borrowed from dogs.