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nobbut

adv

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *biūtan✻
  2. inherited from būtan — “without, outside of, except, only”
  3. inherited from but
  4. compounded as nobbut — “no + but”

Definitions

  1. nothing but

    nothing but; only; just

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA