Meaning of... Hi again! Could somebody tell me the meaning of ''Buttah'', I find it on a short story from the 20th Century! full clause: a dainty little contrayvance for the buttah Thanks guys!

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I wrote the correct/dictionary words in purple because the author is using a kind of nonstandard "creative spelling" of words to mimic the way the character speaks for literary effect. They're not real words per se, just approximations of the way this speaker/character says them.

The Meaning of...

Hi again!

Could somebody tell me the meaning of ''Buttah'', I find found it on a short story from the 20th Century!
Full clause: a dainty little contrayvance = contrivance for the buttah = butter

Thanks guys!

Meaning of...

Hi again!

Could somebody tell me the meaning of ''Buttah'',. I find found it on in a short story from the 20th Century!
full clause: a dainty little contrayvance for the buttah

Thanks guys!

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