English Explanatory Dictionary

butter-box

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Dutch person; used in the era of the Anglo-Dutch Wars.

Pronunciation

En-au-butter-box.ogg

Word forms

butter-box butter-boxes

Etymology

The idiom may have derived from the flag of Holland, which at the time had an orange stripe on top.

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