buttful

noun — 2 senses

buttful

noun

Etymology From butt + -ful.

1

Enough to fill a butt (cask).

  • While a buttful of water was thought enough for those who were rich enough to pay for it, waterworks were small undertakings; […]1849, The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal, volume 12, page 358:
2

Canada, US, Slang Enough to fill a person's buttocks.

  • If the bugger tries to get back into the Corners he may end up with a buttful of Durfee birdshot.2010, Don Gutteridge, Turncoat:
  • The doctor examined Silent's wounds, bound them, and gave him a buttful of penicillin […]2016, Vin T. Sparano, Hunting Dangerous Game: True Tales from Around the World:

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