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Butter
·noun One who, or that which, butts.
II. Butter ·vt To cover or spread with butter.
III. Butter ·v...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Butter
(Heb. hemah), curdled milk (Gen. 18:8; Judg. 5:25; 2 Sam. 17:29), or butter in the form of the skim ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Butter
Curdled milk. (Genesis 18:8; 32:14; Judges 5:25; Job 20:17) Milk is generally offered to travellers ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Apple
·vi To grow like an apple; to bear apples.
II. Apple ·noun Anything round like an apple; as, an app...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple
(Heb. tappuah, meaning "fragrance"). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Pale...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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apple
and Apple-tree
n.
and adj. The names are applied to various indigenous trees,in some cases from a ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Apple Tree, Apple
(Heb. tappuach). Mention of the apple tree occurs in the Authorized Version in (Song of Solomon 2:3;...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Butter-fingered
·adj Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; slippery; careless.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Butter-scotch
·noun A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Peanut butter
·add. ·- A paste made by mixing ground fresh roasted peanuts with a small quantity of water or oil, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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butter box
A Dutchman, from the great quantity of butter eaten by the people of that country.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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school butter
Cobbing, whipping.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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butter-fish
n. a name given in Australia to Oligorus mitchellii, Castln. (see Murray Perch);in Victoria, to Chil...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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butter-cup
The flower of the ranunculus ficarius. It seems to have obtained its name from a vulgar error, that ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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butter-fingered
Said of persons who are apt to let things fall.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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butter-jags
the flowers of trifolium siliqua cornuta.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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butter-shag
a slice of bread and butter. Cumb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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butter-bump
a bittern. S. Called in the North a MIRE-DRUM.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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butter-box
A name given to the brig-traders of lumpy form, from London, Bristol, and other English ports. A can...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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butter-bump
A name of the bittern in the north.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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butter-fingered
Having a careless habit of allowing things to drop through the fingers.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Adam's apple
·- ·see under <<Adam>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple pie
·- A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple-faced
·adj Having a round, broad face, like an <<Apple>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple-jack
·noun Apple brandy.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple-john
·noun A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered;
— called also Johnapple.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple-squire
·noun A pimp; a kept gallant.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Chess-apple
·noun The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mad-apple
·noun ·see <<Eggplant>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Otaheite apple
·- A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (Jambosa Malaccensis) which bears crimson berries.
II. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea apple
·- The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria Plukenetii), often found floating in the sea.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Vi-apple
·noun ·see Otaheite apple.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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apple cart
Down with his apple-cart; knock or throw him down.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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apple-berry
n.
the fruit of an Australianshrub, Billardiera scandens, Smith,N.O. Pittosporeae, called by childr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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apple-gum
n.
See gum.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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brush-apple
n.
See apple.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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emu-apple
n.
See apple.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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kangaroo-apple
n.
an Australian and Tasmanianfruit, Solanum aviculare, Forst., N.O.Solanaceae. The name is also ap...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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logan-apple
n.
a small Queensland tree,with an acid fruit, Acronychia acidia, F. v. M., N.O. Rutaceae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mooley-apple
n.
i.q. emu-apple (q.v.)
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mulga-apple
n.
a gall formed on theMulga-tree, Acacia aneura, F. v. M. (q.v.). See also Apple.
1889. J. H. Mai...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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oak-apple
n.
the Cone of the Casuarinaor She-Oak tree.
1862. G. T. Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasmania an...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rose-apple
n.
another name for the SweetPlum. See under plum.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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apple brandy
A liquor distilled from cider; also called cider brandy.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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apple jack
A liquor distilled from cider; also called cider brandy.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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geniton apple
An early apple, probably June eating. Provincial in Suffolk, England.--Moor's Glossary. In the old d...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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may-apple
(Genus, podophyllum.) A plant, the root of which is medicinal, answering as a substitute for jalup.-...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Pine Apple Court
Opposite Crab Court and Woolsack Alley. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27-Boyle, 1799)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Quick Apple Alley
In Bishopsgate Street Without (W. Stow, 1722-Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sweet Apple Court
West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Hatton, I708-O.S. 1880).
Before its rebuildin...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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apple dumplin shop
A woman's bosom.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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apple-pye bed
A bed made apple-pye fashion, like what is called a turnover apple-pye, where the sheets are so doub...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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apple-scented gum
n.
See gum.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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apple-pie order
An expression used in familiar conversation, denoting perfect order. It is used alike in England and...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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apple-pie order
A strange but not uncommon term for a ship in excellent condition and well looked to. Neat and order...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bread and butter fashion
One slice upon the other. John and his maid were caught lying bread and butter fashion.--To quarrel ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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butter and eggs trot
A kind of short jogg trot, such as is used by women going to market, with butter and eggs.--he looks...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose