2. Noun. trousers (most often jeans) that have been shortened by cutting off part or most of the legs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cutoffs
1. cutoff [n] - See also: cutoff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cutoffs
Literary usage of Cutoffs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County by Charles Dawson (1912)
"cutoffs OF THE OREGON TRAIL. . . ., THE OKETO CUTOFF. In tracing the route used
by the early travelers of the Oregon Trail, many short divergences are found ..."
2. Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915 (1916)
"The most extensive system ever yet executed is that of the river Theiss in Hungary
where 112 cutoffs reduced the original length of channel from 758 miles ..."
3. Comparison of Urinalysis Technologies for Drug Testing in Criminal Justice by Christy Visher (1991)
"The NIDA guidelines also include specific drug concentration levels and cutoffs
that determine whether a urine specimen is to be declared positive or ..."
4. Drug Testing Guidelines And Practices For Juvenile Probation And Parole Agencies (1992)
"Commentary: Current data indicate that lowering the above cutoffs for cannabinoids
will increase by less than 10 percent the number of positives identified. ..."
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