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peanut butter
[ pee-nuht buht-er, -nuht ]
noun
- a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cooking.
peanut butter
noun
- a brownish oily paste made from peanuts
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peanut butter1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Chris's allergy first came to light as a baby, when he developed a rash as his mum made peanut butter sandwiches.
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Her youngest students snack on Bamba, the Israeli peanut butter puffs given to teething babies.
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Flattening the contents of a 55-gallon drum took 30 to 45 minutes in a process that one engineer compared to crushing peanuts into peanut butter.
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Do I know some people who have smuggled in a peanut butter sandwich?
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Orange juice, bourbon and peanut butter were the most likely products to be hit.
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