but|tle

but|tle
but|tle «BUHT uhl», intransitive verb, -tled, -tling.
U.S. Slang. to serve as a butler: »

Collins buttles for British chainstore magnate Sir Simon Marks (Newsweek).

[back formation < butler]

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