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buttered down

buttered down is the simple past and past participle of butter down.

Meaning of butter down

Verb

butter down (third-person singular simple present butters down, present participle buttering down, simple past and past participle buttered down)

  1. (informal, transitive) To butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something).

Questions about buttered down

What is buttered down the simple past and past participle of?
Buttered down is the simple past and past participle of butter down.

Words near buttered down in the dictionary

  1. buttercupped
  2. buttercups
  3. butterdock
  4. buttered
  5. buttered beer
  6. buttered down
  7. buttered one's bread on both sides
  8. buttered out
  9. buttered someone's biscuit
  10. buttered the cony
  11. buttered up

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