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▪ I. † bute
Sc. form of boot n.2 booty, and v.2 to make booty of, to share or divide as booty. Hence buteing vbl. n. (cf. booting, butin).
c1550Balfour Practicks (1754) 636 (Jam.) To bute and part the prizes takin. Ibid. 640 Gif it beis mair, it sall remane to bute and parting. Ibid., Of all pillage, the Capitane..gettis na part nor buteing.
▪ II. bute
var. of butte, a hill; obs. form of boot, butt; obs. pa. tense of beat v.
▪ III. bute(n
early form of bout adv., but prep.
▪ IV. bute
var. beaut. U.S.
1903A. H. Lewis The Boss 272, I know that gang of card sharps,..an' they're a bunch of butes at that! |