"butterspoon" meaning in All languages combined

See butterspoon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: butterspoons [plural]
Etymology: From butter + spoon. Etymology templates: {{com|en|butter|spoon}} butter + spoon Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterspoon (plural butterspoons)
  1. A spoon used for butter. Derived forms: butterspoon tree
    Sense id: en-butterspoon-en-noun-1DHekOUS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1917, Mrs. Fred. B. Aronson, Twentieth-century Cookery Practice (page 215)",
          "text": "Season with cayenne pepper, salt, and mould it with ordinary butterspoons."
        }
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