Cutty Sark, theCut‧ty Sark, the /ˌkʌti ˈsɑːk $ -ˈsɑːrk/a clipper (=fast sailing ship) which was built in 1869 and carried tea from China to England. It is now a museum ship at Greenwich in London. It was badly damaged by fire in 2007 and is now being restored.