ox-butt en · NOUN
Etymology
From ox + butt (“cart”).
Meanings
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(West-Country, obsolete) An ox-drawn cart.
The ox-butt has been long established in Cornwall, and is a kind of cart drawn by oxen in yokes.
1817, Charles Sandoe Gilbert, An Historical Survey of the County of Cornwall, page 352:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ox-butts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |