Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of oleaginous taffy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
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Examples
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Laura Goodman (don't laugh) looked like, as Antonia had put it once, "a dirty old man's wet dream," with long, butter-scotch blond hair, big blue eyes, and long strong limbs.
Undead and Unworthy Davidson, MaryJanice 2008
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“Do you realize how many calories are in those butter-scotch bars?”
The Nature of Jade Deb Caletti 2007
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He must confront without a quiver the notion of a child who shall be childish, that is, full of energy, but without an idea of independence; fundamentally as eager for authority as for information and butter-scotch.
Archive 2007-08-01 John M 2007
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He must confront without a quiver the notion of a child who shall be childish, that is, full of energy, but without an idea of independence; fundamentally as eager for authority as for information and butter-scotch.
Vintage Distributism Richard Aleman 2007
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Add the cracker crumbs, the vanilla, the butter-scotch chips, and the pecans, and blend well.
The Accidental Gourmet Sally Sondheim 2003
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"And what's all this I hear about limestones and butter-scotch and wisdom?"
Six Girls A Home Story Fannie Belle Irving
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I would like a wheel-barrow full of butter-scotch every day and a pair of slippers with blue tops and French heels.
Six Girls A Home Story Fannie Belle Irving
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A wheel-barrow per day of butter-scotch would soon leave her more than she could manage or desire, and slippers with satin tops and high heels, would only prove themselves useless and injurious.
Six Girls A Home Story Fannie Belle Irving
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"I wear out my gloves, love butter-scotch, and lost my head over a certain pair of slippers; consequence, two dollars and eight cents in my treasury," moaned Kat, with great self reproach.
Six Girls A Home Story Fannie Belle Irving
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That's all, and I don't know really where the disappointment is, but I guess it's the butter-scotch and slippers.
Six Girls A Home Story Fannie Belle Irving
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