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buttie

English

Noun

buttie (plural butties)

  1. Alternative spelling of butty

References

  • The New Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford University Press, 1998

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buttle

English

Alternative forms

  • butle

Etymology

Back-formation from butler. Compare bottle (verb).

Verb

buttle (third-person singular simple present buttles, present participle buttling, simple past and past participle buttled)

  1. To serve as or perform the duties of a butler.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:buttle.

Usage notes

  • Because of its origins as a back-formation, buttle is considered nonstandard and uses are often jocular.

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