Buttocker

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face. historical
  2. 2
    One who uses the cross-buttock throw.

    "It is a chip, however, always fraught with peril, as the slack hold of the buttocker, if he misses his aim, enables his opponent to gain a firmer grip, which he is certain to make the best use of in the commanding position in which he finds himself."

Example

More examples

"It is a chip, however, always fraught with peril, as the slack hold of the buttocker, if he misses his aim, enables his opponent to gain a firmer grip, which he is certain to make the best use of in the commanding position in which he finds himself."

Etymology

From buttock + -er.

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