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BUTTER DISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does butter dish mean? 

BUTTER DISH (noun)
  The noun BUTTER DISH has 1 sense:

1. a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the tableplay

  Familiarity information: BUTTER DISH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUTTER DISH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("butter dish" is a kind of...):

dish (a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food)


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