butty
1or but·tie
Origin of butty
1Words Nearby butty
Other definitions for butty (2 of 2)
or but·tie
a fellow worker or friend, especially in a coal mine.
Origin of butty
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How to use butty in a sentence
She tried harder as she felt on her forearm the moist warmth of the ball of butty's thumb softly caressing it.
A Bed of Roses | W. L. GeorgeIt was ten o'clock, but business had not begun, neither Mr Stein nor butty having arrived.
A Bed of Roses | W. L. GeorgeBill Thomas, Joe Brace, and a butty are buried in a cutting the fools were makin' up there a piece.
Down the Slope | James Otisbutty, a word used in the mining districts to denote a kind of overseer.
The Slang Dictionary | John Camden HottenNor have I been able to discover what is referred to by the words “Charles is a butty and so good.”
Essays on Life, Art and Science | Samuel Butler
British Dictionary definitions for butty (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbʌtɪ) /
mainly Northern English dialect a sandwich: a jam butty
Origin of butty
1British Dictionary definitions for butty (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbʌtɪ) /
English dialect (esp in mining parlance) a friend or workmate
Origin of butty
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