"cut-throat" meaning in English

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          "text": "As from January 1, 1899, the former cut-throat rivalry between the South Eastern Railway (under Sir Edward Watkin) and the London, Chatham & Dover Railway (led by James Staats Forbes) was composed by a joint management and traffic sharing (S.E.R. 59 per cent. and L.C.D.R. 41 per cent.) under the South Eastern & Chatham Railway Companies Managing Committee, which was established by Act of August 1, 1899.",
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