(Scotland) A short spoon. / (Scotland) A short tobacco pipe; a cutty-pipe. / (Scotland, archaic) A wanton or unchaste woman. / (Scotland, archaic) A girl with a short, dumpy figure.

(figuratively) common practise, widespread idea, commonplace habit / A standard of measurement that can be used for comparing disparate things.

plural of general of the air force

The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.