cutter vs dropper

cutter

noun
  • A cut fastball. 

  • A light sleigh drawn by one horse. 

  • A flag or similar instrument for blocking light. 

  • A ship's boat, used for transport ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore. 

  • A foretooth; an incisor. 

  • A ball that moves sideways in the air, or off the pitch, because it has been cut. 

  • A person who practices self-injury by making cuts in the flesh. 

  • An animal yielding inferior meat, with little or no external fat and marbling. 

  • A person or device that cuts (in various senses). 

  • A ten-pence piece. So named because it is the coin most often sharpened by prison inmates to use as a weapon. 

  • A heavy-duty motor boat for official use. 

  • A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop. 

  • A surgeon. 

  • A knife. 

dropper

noun
  • A drop shot. 

  • A person who uses fraudulent cheques. 

  • One who drops something, especially one who drops a specific item to cause mischief. 

  • A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game. 

  • A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time. 

  • A software component designed to install malware on a target system. 

  • A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly. 

  • A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode. 

  • A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart. 

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