ox-butt

noun

Etymology

From ox + butt (“cart”).

  1. derived from *dʰewbʰ- — “deep
  2. derived from *bʰudʰmḗn
  3. inherited from *bʰudʰnós — “bottom
  4. inherited from *buttaz — “end, piece
  5. inherited from *butt
  6. inherited from byt
  7. inherited from but
  8. compounded as ox-butt — “ox + butt

Definitions

  1. An ox-drawn cart.

    • The ox-butt has been long established in Cornwall, and is a kind of cart drawn by oxen in yokes.

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