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1. but \(')b*t\ cj [ME, fr. OE bu-tan, prep. & conj., outside, without, 
   except, except th]at; akin to OHG bu-zan without, except 1a: except for the 
   fact {would have protested ~ that he was afraid } 1b: THAT {there is no 
   doubt ~ he won}  1c: without the concomitant that {it never rains ~ it 
   pours}  1d: if not : UNLESS  1e: substand : THAN {no sooner started ~ it 
   stopped)> 2a: on the contrary {not peace ~ a sword}  2b: YET {poor ~ proud} 
    2c: EXCEPT {none ~ the brave deserve the fair -John Dryden } : that ... 
   not don't {I know but what I will go}  - but what 
2. but pp Scot  1a: WITHOUT, LACKING  1b: OUTSIDE  2a: with the exception 
   of : BARRING {no one there ~ me}  2b: other than 
3. but av 1: ONLY, MERELY {he is ~ a child}  Scot  2: OUTSIDE  3: to the 
   contrary {who knows ~ that he may succeed}  4: DEFINITELY, POSITIVELY {get 
   there ~ fast} 
4. but pn : that not : who not {nobody ~ has his fault -Shak.} 
5. but \'b*t\ n [Sc but, adj. (outer)] Scot  : the kitchen or living 
   quarters of a 2-room cottage