an initial cut made in a coalface prior to the main mining process
adjective
3.
cut in advance
4.
(of a building) made of precut materials
verb(transitive)
5.
to cut (esp building materials) to the desired shape and size in advance
6.
to make an initial cut into (a coalface) before mining the coal
precut in American English
(priˈkʌt) (verb-cut, -cutting)
adjective
1.
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used
a kit with precut parts
transitive verb
2.
to cut or cut out in advance
The logs were precut to size
Word origin
[1940–45; pre- + cut]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blockbuster, sealant, silkscreen, snorkel, updatepre- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before”(preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,”“beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay: preoral; prefrontal)
Examples of 'precut' in a sentence
precut
The system includes photo albums, precut cards and a shedload of stickers.