The Collaborative International Dictionary
Butterine \But"ter*ine\, n. A substance prepared from animal fat with some other ingredients intermixed, as an imitation of butter.
The manufacturers ship large quantities of
oleomargarine to England, Holland, and other countries,
to be manufactured into butter, which is sold as
butterine or suine.
--Johnson's
Cyc.
Wiktionary
n. A substance prepared from animal fat with some other ingredients intermixed, as an imitation of butter.
Usage examples of "butterine".
I took a quick look at my ration accounts, decided we could afford it, and set out a couple of pats of butterine for them.
If you had only said butterine, inferior butter, you know, the counterfeit article, it would have been perfect.