Other definitions for Bute (2 of 2)
Also Bute·shire [byoot-sheer, -sher]. /ˈbyut ʃɪər, -ʃər/. a historic county in SW Scotland, composed of three islands in the Firth of Clyde.
an island in the Firth of Clyde, in SW Scotland: part of the county Bute. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
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How to use bute in a sentence
The soil for this distance, and for two miles in width, is similar to that described immediately at Butes.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerIt appeared that Bije did not care if twenty Miss Butes were looking at him, though one was enough to frighten the crows.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome | Laura E. RichardsI've got corns on them ere feet of mine that'd make a preacher swear, and them butes pinch like all tarnation.'
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1 | Robert H. NewellCourse as yesterday: the butes out of sight during the afternoon.
Beyond these butes, to the east, the country seemed to be an open plain.
British Dictionary definitions for Bute (1 of 2)
/ (bjuːt) /
an island off the coast of SW Scotland, in Argyll and Bute council area: situated in the Firth of Clyde, separated from the Cowal peninsula by the Kyles of Bute . Chief town: Rothesay. Pop: 7228 (2001). Area: 121 sq km (47 sq miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Bute (2 of 2)
/ (bjuːt) /
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. 1713–92, British Tory statesman; prime minister (1762–63)
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