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buttful en · NOUN

Etymology

From butt + -ful.

Meanings

1. Enough to fill a butt (cask).
   • While a buttful of water was thought enough for those who were rich enough to pay for it, waterworks were small undertakings; […] 1849, The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal, volume 12, page 358:
2. (Canada, US, slang) Enough to fill a person's buttocks.
   • If the bugger tries to get back into the Corners he may end up with a buttful of Durfee birdshot. 2010, Don Gutteridge, Turncoat:
   • The doctor examined Silent's wounds, bound them, and gave him a buttful of penicillin […] 2016, Vin T. Sparano, Hunting Dangerous Game: True Tales from Around the World:

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