Nobbut

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    nothing but; only; just Northern-England, UK, not-comparable

    "He were nobbut a lad when he joined the army."

Example

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"He were nobbut a lad when he joined the army."

Etymology

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

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