red butter pear

red butter pear
Burrel Bur"rel, n. [Cf. OF. burel reddish (cf. {Borel}, n.), or F. beurr['e] butter pear, fr. beurre butter. Cf. {Butter}.] A sort of pear, called also the {red butter pear}, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp. [1913 Webster]

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  • Burrel — Bur rel, n. [Cf. OF. burel reddish (cf. {Borel}, n.), or F. beurr[ e] butter pear, fr. beurre butter. Cf. {Butter}.] A sort of pear, called also the {red butter pear}, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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