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Search phrase: butt

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Henry VH5 I.ii.186To which is fixed as an aim or butt,To which is fixed as an ayme or butt,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.29I am your butt, and I abide your shot.I am your Butt, and I abide your Shot.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.251Look how you butt yourself in these sharp mocks.Looke how you but your selfe in these sharpe mockes.
OthelloOth V.ii.265Here is my journey's end, here is my buttHeere is my iournies end, heere is my butt
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.39Believe me, sir, they butt together well.Beleeue me sir, they But together well.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.40Head and butt! An hasty-witted bodyHead, and but an hastie witted bodie,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.41Would say your head and butt were head and horn.Would say your Head and But were head and horne.
The TempestTem I.ii.146A rotten carcass of a butt, not rigged,A rotten carkasse of a Butt, not rigg'd,
The TempestTem II.ii.119escaped upon a butt of sack, which the sailors heavedescap'd vpon a But of Sacke, which the Saylors heaued
The TempestTem II.ii.131The whole butt, man. My cellar is in a rockThe whole But (man) my Cellar is in a rocke
The TempestTem III.ii.1Tell not me! When the butt is out we willTell not me, when the But is out we will
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.25Why no, you ruinous butt, you whoresonWhy no, you ruinous But, you whorson

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Glossary

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buttbuttock, bottom
buttramshackle boat, tub, hulk
buttlarge cask, barrel
buttgoal, aim, target [as in archery]
butt-endfag-end, final part, remaining piece
butt-shaftblunt-headed arrow
meddleinterfere, butt in
piecewine cask, butt of liquor
pointing-stockobject to be pointed at, laughing-stock, butt

Thesaurus

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buttpointing-stock
butt inmeddle
butt of liquorpiece
liquor, butt ofpiece

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