| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | but·tock |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b t  k |
| NOUN: | 1a. 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. b. The analogous part of the body on certain mammals. 2. buttocks The rear pelvic area of the human body. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English buttuc, strip of land, end. See bhau- in Appendix I.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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