BUTTLE

Etymology

Verb

buttle (third-person singular simple present buttles, present participle buttling, simple past and past participle buttled)

To serve as or perform the duties of a butler.

Usage notes

• Because of its origins as a back-formation, buttle is considered nonstandard and uses are often jocular.

Proper noun

Buttle

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary



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