Not much luck, except for http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/butt-woman which confirms your understanding.
From the quotes given there, seems it was a word still in use at the time the article I posted was written (1893). I do wonder if it was just included in the opening paragraph because it would catch the attention of the intended (young male) audience.
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Date: 2013-04-21 05:49 am (UTC)But now I have to go and look.
Not much luck, except for http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/butt-woman which confirms your understanding.
From the quotes given there, seems it was a word still in use at the time the article I posted was written (1893). I do wonder if it was just included in the opening paragraph because it would catch the attention of the intended (young male) audience.