Meaning
Synonym of cuttlefish.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English cutil, codel, codul, from Old English cudele (“cuttlefish”), a diminutive from Proto-Germanic *kudulǭ, from Proto-Germanic *kuddô + -ulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (“pouch, sack”), from *gew- (“to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve”). Equivalent to cod + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare dialectal German Kudele (“cuttlefish”), Norwegian kaule (“cuttlefish”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
cuttlefish
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: