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Ooh, an early use of "cute" (short for acute, notice that apostrophe, and at the time meaning clever, smart, sharp) in Middlemarch!

www.etymonline.com/word/cute
"It was a misfortune, eh, that breaking the horse's knees? And then, these exchanges, they don't answer when you have 'cute jockeys to deal with. You'l be wiser another time, my boy."
December 23, 2023 at 9:18 PM
madyannou.bsky.social
Dr. Wengler, c'est un plaisir de vous rencontrer ici 😀
December 6, 2023 at 11:31 AM