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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An imitation butter prepared from animal fat with other ingredients..
If a man sells you anything as good as what you ask for, but yet entirely different, are you cheated? […] [A] man may say his butterine is as pure and wholesome as genuine butter, and therefore why not sell it as butter?
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Butterine means An imitation butter prepared from animal fat with other ingredients..
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If a man sells you anything as good as what you ask for, but yet entirely different, are you cheated? […] [A] man may say his butterine is as pure and wholesome as genuine butter, and therefore why not sell it as butter?
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