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A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.

A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera.

ance 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.

A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.

A man who makes or sells butter.

The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream.

An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut.

An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley (Senecio lobatus).

Over weight. Swift.

A genus of low herbs (Pinguicula) having simple leaves which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.

Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.

A man who digs chalk.

A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; as, the room is in a clutter. He saw what a clutter there was with huge, overgrown pots, pans, and spits. L'Estrange.

A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for food of cattle.

One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments.

To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

One who, or that which, flutters.

In a fluttering manner.

A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off surface water. Gutters running with ale. Macaulay.

A small poster, suitable for a curbstone.