Cork Slang, Like A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Introduction · Acknowledgements
BUTT

Construct: Noun
Definition: A cart.
Use: Tackle up the donkey and butt and we'll go to the fair.
Tackle up the dockey and cart and we'll go to the fair.
Derivation: 'A sort of cart, boarded at bottom and all around the sides, fifteen to eighteen inches deep. In Cork, any kind of horse-cart or donkey-cart is called a butt.' (Joyce)


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