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Noun: butter  bú-tu(r)
  1. An edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
    "He spread a thick layer of butter on his warm toast"
     
  2. A fighter who strikes the opponent with their head
    "The boxer was disqualified for being a butter in the ring"
Verb: butter  bú-tu(r)
  1. Spread butter on
    "butter bread"

Derived forms: butters, buttered, buttering

Type of: battler, belligerent, combatant, cover, dairy product, fighter, food, grub [informal], kai [NZ, informal], khana [Asia], nosh [Brit, informal], provender [archaic], scrapper, solid food

Encyclopedia: Butter, John