name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Phenylbutazone. informal, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries
2. 2
   A surname.
3. 3
   An island in the Firth of Clyde, and part of Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
4. 4
   A former county of Scotland, comprising the islands of Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes, also called Buteshire and Bute and Arran
5. 5
   A Scottish marquisate.

Synonyms

All synonyms

buteshire

Etymology

Etymology 1

From its middle syllable.

Etymology 2

Perhaps a variant of Butt.

Related phrases

Argyll and ButeKyles of ButeMount Butebute and arranfirth of clyde

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