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Most of the witches are any thing but inviting, but there is one winsome wench, called Nannie, who dances in a "cutty-sark," or short smock.)
bilby commented on the word cutty-sark
An undershirt. Protagonist Tam calls the witch Nannie Cutty-sark in Tam o'Shanter because her undershirt is too short.
"`Weel done, Cutty-sark!'
And in an instant all was dark"
- Robert Burns
November 27, 2007