"butter-ham" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bʊtəɹam/ [Northern-English] Forms: butter-hams [plural]
Etymology: From butter + ham, a calque of Dutch boterham. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|butter|ham}} butter + ham, {{calque|en|nl|boterham|nocap=1}} calque of Dutch boterham Head templates: {{en-noun}} butter-ham (plural butter-hams)
  1. (obsolete) A slice of buttered bread. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Breads
    Sense id: en-butter-ham-en-noun-nnvDN7eX Disambiguation of Breads: 42 42 16
  2. (archaic) One of two strips of trim on either side of a cloak. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Breads
    Sense id: en-butter-ham-en-noun-llYcRqXQ Disambiguation of Breads: 42 42 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 70 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 69 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 69 22
  3. (North Yorkshire) a person who is overly ostentatious in their dress or actions. Tags: North, Yorkshire Categories (topical): Breads
    Sense id: en-butter-ham-en-noun-wJxGNRSb Disambiguation of Breads: 42 42 16 Categories (other): Yorkshire English

Inflected forms

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