† pourcuttlen.

Forms:

α. 1500s poor-cuttle, 1500s pore-cuttle, 1500s pourcouttell, 1600s–1700s pourcuttell.

β. 1500s poure-contrell, 1600s pourcontrell, 1700s pourcontrel.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of unknown origin, cuttle n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < a first element of unknown origin + cuttle n.¹The β. forms probably arose as a result of a misreading of the α form pourcouttell, with misreading of n for u and of r for t, both of which are common in manuscripts and can also occur in early printed books, which use similar letter shapes.

Obsolete.

An octopus; a cuttlefish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Cephalopoda > [noun] > order Dibranchiata > section Octopoda > family Octopodidae > member of

polypus?1527

pourcuttle1585

preke1611

sea spider1858

devil fish1866

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 69/1 Polypus.., poulpe, poupe, a pourcouttell.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Folpo, a fish called a cuttlefish, or pore-cuttle.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 242 Some have a tender and soft skin,..others none at all, as the Pour~cuttle or Pourcontrell.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Poulpe,..the Pourcontrell, Preke, or many-footed fish.

1663 J. Mayne tr. Lucian Part of Lucian sig. Ccc4^v You are to eat a raw Pourcontrell, or Cuttle-fish, and so to dye.

1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 778 The Polypus, particularly so called, the Octopus, Preke, or Pour-contrel.

1796 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ Compendarius (new ed.) II A pourcountrel fish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	pourcuttle
释义	† pourcuttlen. Forms: α. 1500s poor-cuttle, 1500s pore-cuttle, 1500s pourcouttell, 1600s–1700s pourcuttell. β. 1500s poure-contrell, 1600s pourcontrell, 1700s pourcontrel. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of unknown origin, cuttle n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < a first element of unknown origin + cuttle n.¹The β. forms probably arose as a result of a misreading of the α form pourcouttell, with misreading of n for u and of r for t, both of which are common in manuscripts and can also occur in early printed books, which use similar letter shapes. Obsolete. An octopus; a cuttlefish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Cephalopoda > [noun] > order Dibranchiata > section Octopoda > family Octopodidae > member of polypus?1527 pourcuttle1585 preke1611 sea spider1858 devil fish1866 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 69/1 Polypus.., poulpe, poupe, a pourcouttell. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Folpo, a fish called a cuttlefish, or pore-cuttle. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 242 Some have a tender and soft skin,..others none at all, as the Pour~cuttle or Pourcontrell. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Poulpe,..the Pourcontrell, Preke, or many-footed fish. 1663 J. Mayne tr. Lucian Part of Lucian sig. Ccc4^v You are to eat a raw Pourcontrell, or Cuttle-fish, and so to dye. 1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 778 The Polypus, particularly so called, the Octopus, Preke, or Pour-contrel. 1796 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ Compendarius (new ed.) II A pourcountrel fish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1585
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