BUTTY


Meaning of BUTTY in English

~ 1

(also buttie )

■ noun ( plural butties ) informal, chiefly N. English a sandwich.

Origin

C19: from butter + -y 2 .

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~ 2

■ noun ( plural butties ) Brit.

1》 informal (among miners) a friend or workmate.

2》 historical a middleman negotiating between the miners and mine owner.

3》 (also ~ boat ) an unpowered freight barge intended to be towed.

Origin

C18: prob. from booty 1 in the phr. play booty 'join in sharing plunder'.

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