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cut and come again en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A situation where one possesses plenty of wealth or resources.
    • His loaf continually increases instead of diminishing: with him, it is cut and come again, for ever. 1839, John Francis Bray, Labour's wrongs and labour's remedy, page 55:
  2. (uncountable) An approach to growing lettuces, etc. where one harvests only the outer leaves, leaving the inner part of the plant to grow replacements that can be harvested later.
  3. (uncountable) A type of English fruitcake.

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cut and grow again