Buttock Definition

bŭtək
noun
Either of the two fleshy, rounded parts at the back of the hips; either half of the rump.
Webster's New World
The analogous part of the body on certain mammals.
American Heritage Medicine
The rump.
Webster's New World
The rear pelvic area of the human body.
American Heritage Medicine

The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.

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Noun

Singular:
buttock
Plural:
buttocks

Origin of Buttock

  • Probably from Old English buttuc (“end, short piece of land”), attested since circa 1300, diminutive form of what is presumedly the Old English precursor of butt.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English buttuc strip of land, end bhau- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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