precut

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ cut.

Verb

precut (third-person singular simple present precuts, present participle precutting, simple past and past participle precut)

1. (transitive) To cut in advance.
   • 2009 January 28, Elaine Sciolino, “With Cowbells and Oxtails, Culinary Olympics Begin”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

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