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(colloquial, UK, now chiefly Wales and West Country) Friend. / (mining) A miner who works under contract, receiving a fixed amount per ton of coal or ore. / A workmate.

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butty

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butty

Noun

UK Wales West-Country colloquial archaic dialectal Shropshire

(colloquial, UK, now chiefly Wales and West Country) Friend. / (mining) A miner who works under contract, receiving a fixed amount per ton of coal or ore. / A workmate.

Japanese Meaning

友人、仲間（英国方言において口語的に用いられる意味） / 同僚、労働仲間（口語的表現） / （鉱山関係の用語）定額契約で働く鉱夫

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I ran into my butty at the festival and we spent the afternoon catching up.

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祭りで昔の友達にばったり会い、午後はずっと近況を話して過ごしました。

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Sense（1）

(colloquial, UK, now chiefly Wales and West Country) Friend.

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(mining) A miner who works under contract, receiving a fixed amount per ton of coal or ore.

But Alfred Charlesworth did not forgive the butty these public-house sayings. Consequently, although Morel was a good miner, sometimes earning as much as five pounds a week when he married, …

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