noun
General Slang
dockers butty
DOK-erz-BUT-ee · noun · informal
A sandwich made with very thick bread.
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Definitions
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A hefty sandwich with doorstep-thick slices, historically eaten by dockworkers.
“He made me a proper dockers butty.”
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dockers butty In A Sentence
He made me a proper dockers butty.
Origin & Usage
Named for Liverpool's dock labourers, who needed a big, filling sandwich.
Variants
docker's butty
People Also Ask
What is a 'dockers butty'?
It's a hefty sandwich made with very thick, doorstep slices of bread.
Where does 'dockers butty' come from?
It's named for Liverpool's dock labourers, who needed a big, filling sandwich to get through the day.
What does 'butty' mean?
'Butty' is northern English and Scouse for a sandwich, so a dockers butty is a large one.
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