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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mineralogy See
butter .
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The Russian hunters, on the banks of the Yenisei and the Amour, use a clayey matter which they call rock-butter, as a bait.
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Russian hunters, on the banks of the Yenisei and the Amour, use a clayey matter which they call rock-butter, as a bait.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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