Cut

Type

Built, Functional, Wetland

Area of origin

SE England

Area of use

SE England

Related terms

Dyke, dike

Man-made channel for draining wetlands and marshes. Common in the Fens and East Anglia

Etymology

Early dialect variations cutte, kitte, kette suggest an origin in the Old English cyttan ‘to cut’

Example locations

  • Minsmere New Cut
    Suffolk

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Entry contributors:

Alex Thurley-Ratcliff