"butt-woman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌtwʊmən/ Forms: butt-women [plural]
Etymology: Compound of butt (“hassock”) + woman. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com|en|butt|woman||||||||alt1=|alt10=|alt2=|alt3=|alt4=|alt5=|alt6=|alt7=|alt8=|alt9=|g1=|g10=|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|g6=|g7=|g8=|g9=|id1=|id10=|id2=|id3=|id4=|id5=|id6=|id7=|id8=|id9=|lang1=|lang10=|lang2=|lang3=|lang4=|lang5=|lang6=|lang7=|lang8=|lang9=|lit=|nocat=|pos=noun|pos1=|pos10=|pos2=|pos3=|pos4=|pos5=|pos6=|pos7=|pos8=|pos9=|t1=hassock|t10=|t2=|t3=|t4=|t5=|t6=|t7=|t8=|t9=|tr1=|tr10=|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=|tr7=|tr8=|tr9=}} butt (“hassock”) + woman, {{com+|en|butt|woman|pos=noun|t1=hassock}} Compound of butt (“hassock”) + woman Head templates: {{en-noun|butt-women}} butt-woman (plural butt-women)
  1. (obsolete, chiefly British) A female lay church worker who tends the pews in a church; a sextoness. Tags: British, obsolete Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: butt woman
    Sense id: en-butt-woman-en-noun-a1PR1lla Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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