† butt-womann.1
Obsolete.
A woman who sells butts (butt n.1); a fishwife.
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society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of fish or seafood > woman
fishwife1523
oyster wife1550
oyster wench1597
oyster woman1597
butt-woman1620
oyster-callet1621
poissarde1797
1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 37 Sell their good Fortunes to Oyster-wives and Butte-women for greasie Two-pences.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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