butter-boren.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtəbɔː/, U.S.

/ˈbədərˌbɔr/

Forms: see butter n.¹ and bore n.¹

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

Etymology: < butter n.¹ + bore n.¹ (compare bore n.¹ 5).Compare Dutch boterboor (1624).

rare.

An implement used to extract a sample of butter.

ΚΠ

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 109 Who if he have ground to suspect any of the pots, tryes them with an instrument of Iron made like a Cheese-Taster, only much larger and longer, called an Auger or Butterboare, with which he makes proof (thrusting it in obliquely) to the bottom of the pot.

1958 European Techn. Digests Mar. 34 Considerable time is saved by using lukewarm butter-bores in the sampling of cold-storage butter.

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

单词	butter-bore
释义	butter-boren. Brit. /ˈbʌtəbɔː/, U.S. /ˈbədərˌbɔr/ Forms: see butter n.¹ and bore n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, bore n.¹ Etymology: < butter n.¹ + bore n.¹ (compare bore n.¹ 5).Compare Dutch boterboor (1624). rare. An implement used to extract a sample of butter. ΚΠ 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 109 Who if he have ground to suspect any of the pots, tryes them with an instrument of Iron made like a Cheese-Taster, only much larger and longer, called an Auger or Butterboare, with which he makes proof (thrusting it in obliquely) to the bottom of the pot. 1958 European Techn. Digests Mar. 34 Considerable time is saved by using lukewarm butter-bores in the sampling of cold-storage butter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1686
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