Butterweight

Butterweight
Butterweight But"ter*weight`, n. Over weight. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Note: Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter for a pound. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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