- buttuc
- m (-es/-as) end, small piece of land
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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bhau- — To strike. Oldest form *bheə₂u , colored to *bhaə₂u , contracted to *bhau . Derivatives include beat, buttock, halibut, button, and refute. 1. beat, from Old English bēatan … Universalium
buttock — buttocked, adj. /but euhk/, n. 1. Usually, buttocks. a. (in humans) either of the two fleshy protuberances forming the lower and back part of the trunk. b. (in animals) the rump. 2. Sometimes, buttocks. Naut. the aftermost portion of a hull above … Universalium
buttock — but|tock [ˈbʌtək] n [C usually plural] [: Old English; Origin: buttuc] one of the fleshy parts of your body that you sit on … Dictionary of contemporary English
butt — {{11}}butt (n.1) thick end, O.E. buttuc end, small piece of land, akin to O.N. butr short. In sense of human posterior it is recorded from mid 15c. Meaning remainder of a smoked cigarette first recorded 1847. {{12}}butt (n.2) barrel, late 14c.,… … Etymology dictionary
buttocks — late 13c., probably related to O.E. buttuc end, short piece of land (see BUTT (Cf. butt) (n.1)) … Etymology dictionary
buttock — noun either of the two round fleshy parts of the human body that form the bottom. Origin OE buttuc, prob. from the base of butt3 + ock … English new terms dictionary
buttock — but•tock [[t]ˈbʌt ək[/t]] n. Usu., buttocks. 1) anat. zool. (in humans) either of the two fleshy protuberances forming the lower and back part of the trunk 2) anat. zool. (in animals) the rump • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME buttok, OE buttuc. See… … From formal English to slang
buttock — /ˈbʌtək / (say butuhk) noun 1. Anatomy a. either of the two protuberances which form the rump. b. (plural) the rump. 2. Also, buttock line. in the lines plan of a vessel, a line indicating the intersection of fore and aft vertical planes with the …
bhā̆ u-1 : bhū̆ - — bhā̆ u 1 : bhū̆ English meaning: to hit Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlagen, stoßen” Material: a) With present formation d : Lat. fūstis (*bhūd sti s) “ a knobbed stick, cudgel, staff, club “ (= Gaul. būstis in aprov. bust “ tree… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
buttock — [but′ək] n. [ME buttok < OE buttuc, end, short piece of land: see BUTT1 & OCK] 1. either of the two fleshy, rounded parts at the back of the hips; either half of the rump 2. [pl.] the rump … English World dictionary
