Meaning Of The Word Bute

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bute in British English
island of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde: 46 sq mi (119 sq km)
noun: an island off the coast of SW Scotland, in Argyll and Bute council area: situated in the Firth of Clyde, separated from the Cowal peninsula by the Kyles of Bute. Chief town: Rothesay. Pop: 7228 (2001). Area: 121 sq km (47 sq miles)
noun: John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. 1713–92, British Tory statesman; prime minister (1762–63)
noun: phenylbutazone
noun: the drug phenylbutazone, esp when used in the illegal doping of racehorses

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