butt-woman

/ˈbʌtwʊmən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.25 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

British usage; Obsolete

"My thoughts always revert to the angry butt-woman when the second chapter of St. James' Epistle is read in its ordinary course."
""It was more like a funeral than a wedding," said the butt-woman, who was the sole spectator of the ceremony, with the exception of the bride's uncle and aunt, told her friends afterwards."
"The butt-woman was just setting forth the need of money for church repairs but she interrupted herself when she found me studying monuments."

Compound of butt (“hassock”) + woman.

butt-women (plural) butt woman (alternative)

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌtwʊmən/.

What does butt-woman mean?

Where does butt-woman come from?

Compound of butt (“hassock”) + woman.

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