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butt-strap

butt-strap
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht strap]
    • /bʌt stræp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht strap]
    • /bʌt stræp/

Definitions of butt-strap word

  • noun butt-strap (in metal construction) a plate which overlaps and fastens two pieces butted together. 1
  • verb with object butt-strap to unite with a buttstrap or buttstraps. 1

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Origin of butt-strap

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; butt1 + strap

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Parts of speech for Butt-strap

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

butt-strap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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