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Meaning of BUTTERWEIGHT

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\But"ter*weight`\, n.
Over weight. --Swift.
Note: Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter
      for a pound.
 
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