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noun

Butter n.

1.

An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.

2.

Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter.

Butter boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at table.

Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower.

Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; called also butter stamp.

Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw.

Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the Bassia butyracea; that of Africa is the Shea tree (Bassia Parkii). See Shea tree.

Butter trier, a tool used in sampling butter.

Butter wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; called also butter woman. (Obs. or Archaic)

Butter n. One who, or that which, butts.

verb

Butter v. t. (past & past part. buttered; pres. part. buttering)

1.

To cover or spread with butter. "I know what's what. I know on which side My bread is buttered."

2.

To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game. (Cant)

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Etymology of 'Butter'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Butter" Quotes from Famous Books

... empty tomato can over the fire, and from its taste was evidently a combination of various collections made from the farmhouses round about. Besides the coffee there was a various collection of sandwiches and bread and butter, and two pieces of cake. One man had succeeded in striking a good house, and came back laden with pickles and crackers and cheese, which were probably the remains of some picnic basket. Another fellow had brought some pieces of cold bacon, and these were ...

— The Adventures of a Boy Reporter • Harry Steele Morrison

... III., Pope, his bull permitting the use of eggs, butter, and cheese, to be eaten during Lent, condemned and burned by order of Henry II. and parliament, ...

— History of the Rise of the Huguenots - Volume 2 • Henry Baird

... went to work. She washed the teapot in several waters before she put the tea to steep. Then she swept the stove and set the table, bringing the dishes out of the pantry. The state of that pantry horrified Anne, but she wisely said nothing. Mr. Harrison told her where to find the bread and butter and a can of peaches. Anne adorned the table with a bouquet from the garden and shut her eyes to the stains on the tablecloth. Soon the tea was ready and Anne found herself sitting opposite Mr. Harrison at his own table, pouring his tea for him, and chatting freely to him about ...

— Anne Of Avonlea • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... shameful when she smells the rat, which she's sure to do. And then there's her husband to figure on. If the ox knows his master's crib, it's only reasonable to suppose that Jack Martin knows where his bread and butter comes from. These stage men will stick up for each other like thieves. Now, don't you be too crack sure. Be just a trifle leary of every one, except, of ...

— A Texas Matchmaker • Andy Adams

... in a little box nailed to the wall she drew a loaf of bread, a paper of tea and a sugar-bowl. A cup and saucer and other dishes appeared from a pasteboard box under the washstand. A small shelf outside the tiny window yielded a plate of butter, a pint bottle of milk, and two eggs. She drew a chair up to the bed, put a clean handkerchief on it, and spread forth her table. In a few minutes the fragrance of tea and toast pervaded the room, and water was bubbling ...

— Exit Betty • Grace Livingston Hill

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