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Vinony

precut

verb

  1. cut beforehand
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cut English precut From pre- + cut.

  1. To cut in advance.

    “Before the competition opened, inspectors were backstage opening pots, checking vegetable bags to make sure none had been precut […].”