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drawn butter

drawn butter noun: melted butter, whether clarified or not, especially when served as a sauce for steamed seafood.

Noun

drawn butter (uncountable)

  1. Melted butter, whether clarified or not, especially when served as a sauce for steamed seafood.

Questions about drawn butter

What does drawn butter mean?
Drawn butter means melted butter, whether clarified or not, especially when served as a sauce for steamed seafood.
What part of speech is drawn butter?
Drawn butter is a noun.

Words near drawn butter in the dictionary

  1. drawn away
  2. drawn back
  3. drawn blood
  4. drawn breath
  5. drawn bridle
  6. drawn butter
  7. drawn cuts
  8. drawn down
  9. drawn even
  10. drawn fire
  11. drawn in

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