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单词 nobbut
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Definition of nobbut in English:

nobbut

adverb ˈnɒbət
Northern English

  • Nothing but; just.

    〈北英格兰〉只不过；恰恰

    he looked a lot like his uncle when he was nobbut a lad

    他年少时就长得非常像他叔叔。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For we are discussing a subject which, when I was nobbut a lad, was strictly labelled Ladies Only.
    • To which the chap replied: ‘Nay, nobbut yance!’
    • There's has been trouble at mill, or rather aggro in Quarry Row, between two of the offcumdens who have been in the Dale for nobbut two minutes.
    • Farmer Johns, who wasn't too well and so was having a late breakfast, had a visit from farmer Green who said: ‘Is thou nobbut just gitting up Nathan?’
    • When I was a nobbut a lad, a tree to climb or a beck to dam was all the ‘equipment’ we needed to keep ourselves occupied for hours at a time.
    Synonyms
    only, merely, simply, but, nothing but, no more than

Origin

Middle English: from the adverb no + the preposition but1.
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