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buttocks

[buht-uhk] Origin

but·tock

[buht-uhk]
noun
1.
Usually, buttocks.
a.
(in humans) either of the two fleshy protuberances forming the lower and back part of the trunk.
b.
(in animals) the rump.
2.
Sometimes, buttocks. Nautical. the aftermost portion of a hull above the water line and in front of the rudder, merging with the run below the water line.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English buttok, Old English buttuc. See butt1, -ock

but·tocked, adjective
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Word Origin & History

buttocks
late 13c., probably related to O.E. buttuc "end, short piece of land" (see butt (n.1)).
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buttock
late 13c., sing. of buttocks (q.v.).
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Medical Dictionary

buttock but·tock (bŭt'ək)
n.

  1. Either of the two rounded prominences on the human torso that are posterior to the hips and formed by the gluteal muscles and underlying structures.

  2. buttocks The rear pelvic area of the human body.

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