Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The official name of the hydrocarbon C4H6. Four isomeric forms are possible, and at least three of these are known.
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Examples
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For when he hath so done, he is admitted to be partaker of the butine what so euer it be, whereof he should be otherwise partles.
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The fiueth parte of their butine is due vnto the king.
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For when he hath so done, he is admitted to be partaker of the butine what so euer it be, whereof he should be otherwise partles.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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The fiueth parte of their butine is due vnto the king.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. Richard Hakluyt 1584
emily_morine commented on the word butine
Hawk-like.
December 8, 2006