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From no + but. Compare Scots nae but, nae bit (“no more than, only, merely, just”).
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Today it means: nothing but; only; just Full definition →
Today it means: nothing but; only; just Full definition →
From no + but. Compare Scots nae but, nae bit (“no more than, only, merely, just”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.