A Glossary of Words used in the Country of Wiltshire

by George Edward Dartnell; E. H. Goddard

Butter-teeth. The two upper incisors.—N.W.

Buttons. Very young mushrooms.—N. & S.W.

Buttry. A cottage pantry (A.B.).—N.W., now almost obsolete.

Butt-shut. (1) To join iron without welding, by pressing the heated ends squarely together, making an imperceptible join (Village Miners). See Shut. (2) Hence a glaringly inconsistent story or excuse is said 'not to butt-shut' (Village Miners).

Butty. A mate or companion in field-work (S.).—N. & S.W.

*By-the-Wind. Clematis Vitalba, L., Traveller's Joy.—S.W. (Farley.)

*Caa-vy (? Calfy). A simpleton (S.).—S.W.

Cack. See Keck.

*Cack-handed, *Cag-handed. Extremely awkward and unhandy: clumsy to the last degree (Village Miners). Other dialect words for 'awkward' are Dev., cat-handed, Yorks., gawk-handed, and Nhamp., keck-handed. Cf. Cam-handed.