suttle

suttle
suttle “carry on the business of a suttler,” 1640s, perhaps a back-formation from suttler.

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  • Suttle — Sut tle, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Com.) The weight when the tare has been deducted, and tret is yet to be allowed. M?Culloch. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suttle — Sut tle, v. i. [See {Sutler}.] To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suttle — This interesting surname can be either a locational name from Soothill in Yorkshire deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century sot meaning soot plus hill hill, or, it may be a nickname for a cunning of clever person deriving from the Old… …   Surnames reference

  • suttle — noun The weight of a commodity shipment after deduction of the weight of the container, before allowance of tret …   Wiktionary

  • suttle — sut·tle …   English syllables

  • suttle — I. ˈsəd.əl adjective Etymology: alteration of subtle of weight : remaining after the tare is deducted II. noun ( s) : the weight that remains after the tare is deducted III …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dane Suttle — No. 2 Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth August 9, 1961 (1961 08 09) (age 50) Place of birth Los Angeles, California …   Wikipedia

  • Jim Suttle — James Jim Suttle is a member of the City Council of Omaha, Nebraska.Earlier careerSuttle held the position of vice chairman of the Board of Directors for the Omaha based engineering and design firm HDR, Inc. He also served as executive vice… …   Wikipedia

  • Dorwin Wallace Suttle — (July 16, 1906 – September 29, 2001) was a United States federal judge. Born in Knox County, Indiana, Suttle received an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1928. He was in private practice in Uvalde, Texas from 1928 to 1964. He… …   Wikipedia

  • Ken Suttle — Infobox Recent cricketer nationality = English country = England country abbrev = Eng name = Ken Suttle picture = Cricket no pic.png batting style = Left handed batsman (LHB) bowling style = Slow left arm orthodox FCs = 612 FC runs = 30225 FC bat …   Wikipedia

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