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Cut-off :: Cut-off (n.) That which cuts off or shortens, as a nearer passage or road..

Cut-off :: Cut-off (n.) The valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after a definite point in a stroke, so as to allow the remainder of the stroke to be made by the expansive force of the steam already let in. See Expansion gear, under Expansion..

Cut-off :: Cut-off (n.) Any device for stopping or changing a current, as of grain or water in a spout..

Cut-out :: Cut-out (n.) A species of switch for changing the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit..

Cut-out :: Cut-out (n.) A device for breaking or separating a portion of circuit.