butt

butt n .you'd go in the woods an' cut.cut the runners, you know. They had a turn on.on the butt, an' you get two o' them. (lower, thicker end of piece of timber ?) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Not used Not used Withdrawn Sense is similar to butt2 n in DNE, thicker end of something, tho...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5965
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Summary:butt n .you'd go in the woods an' cut.cut the runners, you know. They had a turn on.on the butt, an' you get two o' them. (lower, thicker end of piece of timber ?) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Not used Not used Withdrawn Sense is similar to butt2 n in DNE, thicker end of something, though this sense applies strictly to timber

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