nobbut
Nothing but; only; justNothing but; only; just
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, UK, not comparable)Nothing but; only; just
He were nobbut a lad when he joined the army.
Origin
From no + but. Compare Scots nae but, nae bit (“no more than, only, merely, just”).From no + but. Compare Scots nae but, nae bit (“no more than, only, merely, just”).
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