"swear like a cutter" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: swears like a cutter [present, singular, third-person], swearing like a cutter [participle, present], swore like a cutter [past], sworn like a cutter [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|swear<,,swore,sworn> like a cutter}} swear like a cutter (third-person singular simple present swears like a cutter, present participle swearing like a cutter, simple past swore like a cutter, past participle sworn like a cutter)
  1. (archaic, simile) Synonym of swear like a trooper Tags: archaic Synonyms: swear like a trooper [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-swear_like_a_cutter-en-verb-v5oB8v3j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

Inflected forms

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