\Cut"tle\ (k?t"t'l), n. [OF. cultel, coltel, coutel, fr.
L. cultellus. See {Cutlass}.]
A knife. [Obs.] --Bale.

\Cut"tle\ (k[u^]t"t'l), Cuttlefish \Cut"tle*fish`\
(-f[i^]sh`), n. [OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G.
kuttelfish; cf. G. k["o]tel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts,
G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwi[thorn] womb, Goth.
qi[thorn]us belly, womb.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A cephalopod of the genus {Sepia}, having an
   internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with
   denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its
   prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate
   cephalopods generally.
Note: It has an ink bag, opening into the siphon, from which,
      when pursued, it throws out a dark liquid that clouds
      the water, enabling it to escape observation.
2. A foul-mouthed fellow. ``An you play the saucy cuttle with
   me.'' --Shak.