b 3 u 1 t 1 t 1 o 1 n 1 h 4 o 1 l 1 e 1
10 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
verb detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
originOriginally buttonhold (“a loop of string to hold a button down”), but changed by folk etymology by influence of hole, By surface analysis, button + hole.
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