Butterworth

/ (ˈbʌtəwəθ) /

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George . 1885–1916, British composer, noted for his interest in folk song and his settings of Housman's poems

Nick . born 1946, English writer and illustrator of children's books, many of which feature Percy, the animal-loving park keeper

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Words nearby Butterworth

butter tart, butter tree, butter up, butterweed, butterwort, Butterworth, butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth, buttery, buttfuck, butt-fucker, butthead

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How to use Butterworth in a sentence

Trevor Butterworth on the high-stakes crimes taking place in the shadows.
Cyber-Terror: The New Nukes?|Trevor Butterworth|September 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Trevor Butterworth is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal.
Cyber-Terror: The New Nukes?|Trevor Butterworth|September 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Gryce and Miss Butterworth stepped at once into the light, and surveyed each other with a look of marked discouragement.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green
Miss Butterworth put her eye again to the opening, and gave a grunt, a very decided grunt.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green

Another day went by, enlivened only by an interchange of notes between Mr. Gryce and Miss Butterworth.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green
This made a diversion, and the young girls moved off, leaving Miss Butterworth without occupation.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green
"I remember you," said Miss Butterworth, peering up into his face to read his features in the dim light.
Sevenoaks|J. G. Holland