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Meaning of BUTTERWEIGHT

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\But"ter*weight`\, n.
Over weight. --Swift.

Note: Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter
      for a pound.

 

 

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