"buttle" meaning in English

See buttle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: buttles [present, singular, third-person], buttling [participle, present], buttled [participle, past], buttled [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from butler. Compare bottle (verb). Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|butler}} Back-formation from butler Head templates: {{en-verb}} buttle (third-person singular simple present buttles, present participle buttling, simple past and past participle buttled)
  1. To serve as or perform the duties of a butler. Synonyms: butle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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