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BUT'TER, n. [L. butyrum.] An oily substance obtained from cream or milk by churn...
BUTT, n. [See But .] Literally, end, furthest point. Hence, a mark to be shot at...
BUT'SHAFT, n. [but and shaft.] An arrow to shoot at butts with.
BUT'MENT, n. 1. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins i...
BUT'LERSHIP, n. The office of a butler. Gen 40:21.
BUT'LERAGE, n. A duty of two shillings on every ton of wine imported into Englan...
BUT'LER, n. A servant or officer in the houses of princes and great men, whose p...
BUTCH'ERY, n. The business of slaughtering cattle for the table or for market. 1...
BUTCH'ER'S-BROOM, n. Ruscus; a genus of plants, called also knee-holly. It is us...
BUTCH'ERLY, a. [from butcher.] Cruel; savage; murderous; grossly and clumsily ba...
BUTCH'ERLINESS, n. A cruel,savage, butcherly manner.
BUTCH'ER-BIRD, n. The shrike; a genus of birds, called Lanius. One species of th...
BUTCH'ER, n. 1. One who slaughters animals for market; or one whose occupation i...
BUT-END, n. [but and end.] The largest or blunt end of a thing; as the but-end o...
BUT, part. for butan. 1. Except; besides;unless. Who can it be, but perjured Lyc...
BUSY-BODY, n. biz'zy-body. [busy and body.] A meddling person; one who officious...