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buttying

buttying is the present participle and gerund of butty.

Meaning of butty

Verb

butty (third-person singular simple present butties, present participle buttying, simple past and past participle buttied)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) To work together; to keep company with.
    • I butty with Jackson.
  2. (Shropshire, archaic) To cohabit; to reside with another as a couple.
    • Did'n'ee 'ear as Jim Tunkiss brought three children to the parish? I reckon 'e inna married, but 'e's bin buttyin' along o' one o' them Monsells.
  3. (Yorkshire, archaic) To act in concert with intent to defraud; to play unfairly.
    Synonyms:
    con, trick

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Questions about buttying

What is buttying the present participle and gerund of?
Buttying is the present participle and gerund of butty.

Words near buttying in the dictionary

  1. buttwelding
  2. buttwelds
  3. buttwipe
  4. buttwipes
  5. butty
  6. buttying
  7. buttyman
  8. buttymen
  9. Butuan
  10. Butuanon
  11. Butuanons

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