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buttock

but·tock

UK/ˈbʌtək/ US/ˈbɐtək/ rare

noun

1.

either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English buttok, probably from Old English buttuc (“end; end piece”; also, “short piece of land”). Attested with its current anatomical meaning since 1300. A diminutive form of what is presumably the Old English precursor of butt + -ock (diminutive suffix).

Phrases

  • buttock cleavage
  • buttock line
  • buttock mail
  • mouse buttock

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