Definition of "buttle"

buttle

verb
third-person singular simple present buttles, present participle buttling, simple past and past participle buttled
1. To serve as or perform the duties of a butler.
  Quotations
  ...even the stoic and impeccable maid of Miss Ethelwyn Arthur-Jones, who ‘buttled’ as well as the most time-honoured butler.
  1909, J. T. Grein, Sunday Times
  Houses where Negroes buttled or cooked were marked for a visit.
  1989, Benjamin Quarles, The Negro in the Civil War
  At times like this, he buttled when Spriggan the butler was not on duty, or if an extra hand was needed, he footed as well.
  2000, Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum