different between suttle vs buttle

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

suttle (plural suttles)

1. The weight of a commodity shipment after deduction of the weight of the container, before allowance of tret.

Verb

suttle (third-person singular simple present suttles, present participle suttling, simple past and past participle suttled)

1. To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.

See also

• tare

Etymology 2

Adjective

suttle (comparative more suttle, superlative most suttle)

1. Obsolete form of subtle.

References

• suttle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sutl?/

Verb

suttle

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Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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.