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suene

suene noun: butter adulterated with lard; butterine.

Noun

suene (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Butter adulterated with lard; butterine.
    • There are seven factories in Chicago alone, each turning out from 2000 to 18,000 lbs. per day of suene or lard butter. Car-loads of this bogus butter are being shipped eastward daily.1881, Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening, volume 2, page 81

Origin of suene

Compare suid (“a pig”).

Questions about suene

What does suene mean?
Suene means butter adulterated with lard; butterine.
What part of speech is suene?
Suene is a noun.

Words near suene in the dictionary

  1. Suella
  2. Suellas
  3. Suellen
  4. Suells
  5. Suen
  6. suene
  7. Suens
  8. suent
  9. suently
  10. suer
  11. suero

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