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nobbut

nobbut adverb: nothing but; only; just.

Adverb

nobbut (not comparable)

  1. (Northern England, UK) nothing but; only; just
    • He were nobbut a lad when he joined the army.

Origin of nobbut

From no + but. Compare Scots nae but, nae bit (“no more than, only, merely, just”).

Questions about nobbut

What does nobbut mean?
Nobbut means nothing but; only; just.
What part of speech is nobbut?
Nobbut is an adverb.

Words near nobbut in the dictionary

  1. nobblier
  2. nobbliest
  3. nobbling
  4. nobbly
  5. Nobbs
  6. nobbut
  7. nobby
  8. Nobbys Creek
  9. nobel
  10. Nobel Disease
  11. Nobel laureate

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