DCHP-1 Online

butin [< Cdn F; cf. E booty] Obs.

• n. movable goods, especially baggage and personal effects.

  • 1804-5  (1941)  Bazinet arrived last night with the butin.
  • 1860  (1956)  The sleigh had to be unpacked, and the "butin" was dragged through the river and carried to the ruined hut. . . .