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butterfly nut
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noun
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of butterfly nut
An Americanism dating back to 1735–45
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