revenue cutter
now historical
noun
A cutter employed by the customs authorities for the prevention of smuggling.
- In the United States applied to all vessels employed in this service whether steamers or sailing vessels..
Origin
Late 18th century.
- put in
- put into action
- Putin, Vladimir
- put it (or oneself) about
- put it there
- put lipstick on a pig
- putlock
- putlog
- putlog hole
- put money (or put one's money) on
- puto
- put-off
- put off the evil day (or hour)
- put-on
- put one over on
- put one's affairs in order
- put one's back into
- put one's best foot forward
- put oneself in another's place
- put one's face on
- put one's feet up
- put one's finger in the dyke
- put one's finger on something
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it (or put one's foot in one's mouth)