Buttocker
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face. historical
- 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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