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Definition of cut-and-shut noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cut-and-shut

noun
 
/ˌkʌt ən ˈʃʌt/
 
/ˌkʌt ən ˈʃʌt/
(British English, disapproving)
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  1. a car that has been made by joining the front half of one car to the back half of another, typically after both cars have been damaged in accidents
    • Official estimates say there could be 30 000 cut-and-shuts on UK roads.
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