: marked by trial and error
cut-and-try methods
cut-and-try testing

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cut-and-try was in 1903

Dictionary Entries Near cut-and-try

Cite this Entry

“Cut-and-try.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut-and-try. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.

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