butty

or but·tie

[ buht-ee ]

/ ˈbʌt i /

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noun, plural but·ties.British Dialect.

a slice of bread and butter.

a sandwich.

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Origin of butty

First recorded in 1850–55; butt(er) + -y²

Words nearby butty

buttstock, buttstrap, butt stroke, butt-ugly, butt weld, butty, Butuan, Butung, butut, butyl, butyl acetate

Other definitions for butty (2 of 2)

butty²

or but·tie

[ buht-ee ]

/ ˈbʌt i /

noun, plural but·ties.British Dialect.

a fellow worker or friend, especially in a coal mine.

Origin of butty

First recorded in 1780–90; origin obscure

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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. George
It was ten o'clock, but business had not begun, neither Mr Stein nor Butty having arrived.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
Bill Thomas, Joe Brace, and a butty are buried in a cutting the fools were makin' up there a piece.
Down the Slope|James Otis
Butty, a word used in the mining districts to denote a kind of overseer.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten

Nor 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)

butty¹

/ (ˈbʌtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

mainly Northern English dialect a sandwicha jam butty

Word Origin for butty

C19: from buttered (bread)

British Dictionary definitions for butty (2 of 2)

butty²

/ (ˈbʌtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

English dialect (esp in mining parlance) a friend or workmate

Word Origin for butty

C19: perhaps from obsolete booty sharing, from boot ², later applied to a middleman in a mine

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