The English Oracle

the meaning of "few but"

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00:00 The Meaning Of &Quot;Few But&Quot;
00:34 Accepted Answer Score 10
00:45 Thank you

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Score 10


But here means apart from. Few but Ettinger had seen the letters means Ettinger and only a few others had seen the letters.