Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BET'TY
BET'TY, n. [Supposed to be a cant word from the name of a maid; but qu. is it not from the root of beat or L. peto?]
An instrument to break open doors. – Arbuthnot.
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BET'TY, n. [Supposed to be a cant word from the name of a maid; but qu. is it not from the root of beat or L. peto?]
An instrument to break open doors. – Arbuthnot.
Return to page 68 of the letter “B”.