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bog butter

bog butter noun: an ancient waxy substance found buried in peat bogs, probably the result of an old method of making and preserving butter.

Noun

bog butter (uncountable)

  1. An ancient waxy substance found buried in peat bogs, probably the result of an old method of making and preserving butter.
    Synonyms:
    butyrellite

Synonyms of bog butter

Questions about bog butter

What does bog butter mean?
Bog butter means an ancient waxy substance found buried in peat bogs, probably the result of an old method of making and preserving butter.
What part of speech is bog butter?
Bog butter is a noun.

Words near bog butter in the dictionary

  1. bog bilberry
  2. bog bodies
  3. bog body
  4. bog brush
  5. bog brushes
  6. bog butter
  7. bog chisel
  8. bog chisels
  9. bog clubmoss
  10. bog clubmosses
  11. bog cotton

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