ˈbəd.]ē, -ət]ē, ]i noun
( -es )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. dialect Britain : a fellow workman : chum , partner
2. also buttyman -man plural buttymen : a worker or middleman who takes an allotment of work by contract at so much per ton of coal or ore for execution as an individual or foreman of a gang
butty collier
butty system
3.
[probably from butt (IV) + -y \]
: an archer's shooting companion at the butts