"gurry-butt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gurry-butts [plural]
Etymology: gurry + butt (“cart”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gurry|butt|gloss2=cart}} gurry + butt (“cart”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gurry-butt (plural gurry-butts)
  1. (West Country, obsolete) A horse- or ox-drawn cart used for carrying dung. Tags: West-Country, obsolete
    Sense id: en-gurry-butt-en-noun-LKh1bzPf Categories (other): West Country English
  2. (obsolete) A large cask used for holding fish offal. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Containers, Vehicles
    Sense id: en-gurry-butt-en-noun-D3bylRsM Disambiguation of Containers: 17 83 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gurry-but Related terms: buttload, ox-butt, slide-butt

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