"butterbox" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: butterboxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterbox (plural butterboxes)
  1. A wooden box in which butter is contained.
    Sense id: en-butterbox-en-noun-xAaFYXLm Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Ducks Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Ducks: 45 55
  2. (US, regional) The bufflehead duck. Tags: US, regional
    Sense id: en-butterbox-en-noun-aKg-a9s0 Categories (other): American English, Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ducks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Ducks: 45 55

Inflected forms

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