butter patn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtə pat/, U.S.

/ˈbədər ˌpæt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, pat n.¹

Etymology: < butter n.¹ + pat n.¹ (with sense 2 compare pat n.¹ 5).

1. A wooden paddle, smooth on one side and ridged on the other, used (as one of a pair) to shape butter.

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1789 R. Gough in tr. W. Camden Britannia III. 186/2 It [sc. a seal] is of wood,..not unlike a butter pat, and has the representation of the deity with the crucifix.

1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 547 The two oars appeared to be playing the parts of butter-pats with him.

1896 Mrs. G. Martyn Worse than Crime xviii. 157 The clapping of the butter pats sounded faintly from the further side of the house.

1933 Manch. Guardian 14 Mar. 6/1 As soon as butter pats have been used they should be immersed in a jug of cold water and left to soak.

1972 G. Baseley Village Portrait ii. 30 Behind the counter were two marble-faced compartments where the butter was knocked into shape with butter pats.

2004 A. Bourke M. Brennan vi. 94 The butter would be shaped into ‘curly balls’ between two wooden butter-pats for the occasion, and presented in glass dishes.

2. A small portion of butter usually served at a meal as an accompaniment to bread, often rolled or shaped into an ornamental form; an individually wrapped oblong of commercially produced butter.

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1790 G. Dixon Remarks Voy. J. Meares 22 I cannot think of any thing it resembles so much as the mould of a good old housewife's butter pat.

1860 Derby Mercury 1 Aug. 6/8 ‘Wilkes and Liberty’ was the motto of the universal English nation;..it stamped the butter pats, the biscuits, the handkerchiefs.

1885 Kitchen Garden Jan. 15/1 One girl watches another as she tries her skill at molding butter-pats.

1940 Scotsman 27 Mar. 8/5 The one butter-pat, of the size and shape of half-a-crown, formerly served with each meal has this week been increased to two.

a1969 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody (1972) 3 This is an old diner..full of lovely pans of eggs, butter pats, piles of bacon.

2017 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 1 Sept. Soup of the day..came with half of an undistinguished baguette and two wrapped butter pats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	butter pat
释义	butter patn. Brit. /ˈbʌtə pat/, U.S. /ˈbədər ˌpæt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, pat n.¹ Etymology: < butter n.¹ + pat n.¹ (with sense 2 compare pat n.¹ 5). 1. A wooden paddle, smooth on one side and ridged on the other, used (as one of a pair) to shape butter. ΚΠ 1789 R. Gough in tr. W. Camden Britannia III. 186/2 It [sc. a seal] is of wood,..not unlike a butter pat, and has the representation of the deity with the crucifix. 1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 547 The two oars appeared to be playing the parts of butter-pats with him. 1896 Mrs. G. Martyn Worse than Crime xviii. 157 The clapping of the butter pats sounded faintly from the further side of the house. 1933 Manch. Guardian 14 Mar. 6/1 As soon as butter pats have been used they should be immersed in a jug of cold water and left to soak. 1972 G. Baseley Village Portrait ii. 30 Behind the counter were two marble-faced compartments where the butter was knocked into shape with butter pats. 2004 A. Bourke M. Brennan vi. 94 The butter would be shaped into ‘curly balls’ between two wooden butter-pats for the occasion, and presented in glass dishes. 2. A small portion of butter usually served at a meal as an accompaniment to bread, often rolled or shaped into an ornamental form; an individually wrapped oblong of commercially produced butter. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > butter > [noun] > ball or pat print1566 butterball1787 butter pat1790 creamery print1909 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of dairy produce > [noun] > churning butter > butter-pat butter pat1790 butter stick1830 Scotch hand1882 1790 G. Dixon Remarks Voy. J. Meares 22 I cannot think of any thing it resembles so much as the mould of a good old housewife's butter pat. 1860 Derby Mercury 1 Aug. 6/8 ‘Wilkes and Liberty’ was the motto of the universal English nation;..it stamped the butter pats, the biscuits, the handkerchiefs. 1885 Kitchen Garden Jan. 15/1 One girl watches another as she tries her skill at molding butter-pats. 1940 Scotsman 27 Mar. 8/5 The one butter-pat, of the size and shape of half-a-crown, formerly served with each meal has this week been increased to two. a1969 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody (1972) 3 This is an old diner..full of lovely pans of eggs, butter pats, piles of bacon. 2017 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 1 Sept. Soup of the day..came with half of an undistinguished baguette and two wrapped butter pats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1789
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