butt-woman
/ˈbʌtwʊmən/
butt-woman noun: a female lay church worker who tends the pews in a church; a sextoness.
Noun
butt-woman (plural butt-women)
- A female lay church worker who tends the pews in a church; a sextoness.
- My thoughts always revert to the angry butt-woman when the second chapter of St. James' Epistle is read in its ordinary course.1862, Margaret Goodman, Experiences of an English Sister of Mercy, London: Smith and Elder, page 26
- "It was more like a funeral than a wedding," said the butt-woman, who was the sole spectator of the ceremony, with the exception of the bride's uncle and aunt, told her friends afterwards.1892 September, Annie Thomas, “The Honourable Jane.”, in Belgravia: a London magazine, volume 79, page 10
Forms of butt-woman
| plural | butt-women |
|---|---|
| alternative form | butt woman |
Origin of butt-woman
Compound of butt (“hassock”) + woman.
Questions about butt-woman
- What does butt-woman mean?
- Butt-woman means a female lay church worker who tends the pews in a church; a sextoness.
- What part of speech is butt-woman?
- Butt-woman is a noun.
- How do you pronounce butt-woman?
- Butt-woman is pronounced /ˈbʌtwʊmən/.
- What is the plural of butt-woman?
- The plural of butt-woman is butt-women.
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