nobbut

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adverb

nothing but; only; just

“He were nobbut a lad when he joined the army.”

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Meanings

adverbnobbut (not comparable)
  1. Northern EnglandUKnot comparablenothing but; only; just

    He were nobbut a lad when he joined the army.

Origin

From no + but. Compare Scots nae but, nae bit (“no more than, only, merely, just”).

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APA

nobbut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobbut

MLA

“nobbut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobbut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nobbut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobbut.

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