noun
Meaning 1
A slice of buttered bread.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
butter-ham
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Northern-English: /bʊtəɹam/
noun
Meaning 2
One of two strips of trim on either side of a cloak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
a person who is overly ostentatious in their dress or actions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: North, Yorkshire
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History
Etymology
From butter + ham, a calque of Dutch boterham.