peanut buttern.
/ˈpiːnʌt ˌbʌtə/, /ˌpiːnʌt ˈbʌtə/, U.S. /ˈpiˌnət ˌbədər/ Originally U.S.
A paste of ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread.
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1896 Ashville (N. Carolina) Citizen-Times 19 Oct. 4/4 (advt.) Fresh Walnut Taffy and peanut butter at Heston's.
1897 Advocate (Topeka, Kansas) 6 Oct. 14/2 Butter the loaf... Spread over a thick layer of the grated peanuts... Or you may buy..a peanut butter.
1897 Tombstone (Arizona) Epitaph 24 Oct. 3/1 Peanut butter is a new article that is expected to crowd the genuine stable.
1897 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 3 Dec. 11/6 A new use for peanuts is developing as the peanut butter industry becomes better understood.
1903 Harper's Bazar Oct. 981 Four sandwiches—..two of whole-wheat bread with peanut butter.
1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 2/2 Peanut Butter jars—each 1/-.
1977 Time 14 Mar. 42/2 I grew up on peanut butter sandwiches.
2001 National Geographic Oct. 72/2 Lassen Peak is a plug dome whose crater is blocked by lava that was once as viscous as peanut butter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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