butter-box
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The idiom may have derived from the flag of Holland, which at the time had an orange stripe on top.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]butter-box (plural butter-boxes)
- (archaic, slang, derogatory, British) A Dutch person; used in the era of the Anglo-Dutch Wars.
References
[edit]- Oxford Dictionary of nautical matters.