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
Other Word Forms of Buttock
Noun
Singular:
buttock
Plural:
buttocksOrigin of Buttock
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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
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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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