a pat of butter

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• butter pat — noun : a piece of butter formed into a ball or other ornamental shape for table use or an individual square cut from a quarter pound stick of commercial butter * * * butter pat noun 1. A pat of butter 2. Each of a pair of wooden bats for working… …   Useful english dictionary

• pat —    an individual serving of butter. In the U.S. food industry, restaurant servings of butter were traditionally packaged at 48 pats per pound, making each pat 1/3 ounce (about 9.45 grams). Less generous portions such as 60, 64, or 72 pats per… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• pat — pat1 [pæt] v past tense and past participle patted present participle patting [T] 1.) to lightly touch someone or something several times with your hand flat, especially to give comfort →↑stroke ▪ He patted the dog affectionately. 2.) pat… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pat — 1 verb patted, patting (T) 1 to repeatedly touch someone or something lightly with your hand flat, especially to give comfort: He patted the dog affectionately as he spoke. 2 pat sb/yourself on the back to praise someone or yourself for doing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Butter knife — In common usage, a butter knife may refer to any table knife designed with a dull edge and rounded point; formal flatware patterns make a distinction between such a place knife (or table knife) and a butter knife. In this usage, a butter knife… …   Wikipedia

• pat — pat1 /pat/, v., patted, patting, n. v.t. 1. to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms. 2. to stroke or tap gently… …   Universalium

• pat — [[t]pæ̱t[/t]] pats, patting, patted 1) VERB If you pat something or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held flat. [V n on n] Don t you worry about any of this, she said patting me on the knee... [V n] The landlady patted her… …   English dictionary

• pat — I [[t]pæt[/t]] v. pat•ted, pat•ting, n. 1) to strike lightly, as with the hand or a small object 2) to stroke or tap gently with the palm or fingers as an expression of affection, approbation, etc 3) to strike lightly or gently 4) to walk or run… …   From formal English to slang

• pat — {{11}}pat (adv.) apt, suitably, 1570s, perhaps a special use of PAT (Cf. pat) (n.) in sense of a hitting the mark. The adjective is 1630s, from the adverb. {{12}}pat (n.) c.1400, a blow, stroke, perhaps originally imitative of the sound of… …   Etymology dictionary

• pat — I 1. verb Brian patted her on the shoulder Syn: tap, slap lightly, clap, touch 2. noun 1) a pat on the cheek Syn: tap, light blow, clap, touch 2) a pat of butter Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Pat — Pat, n. 1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap. [1913 Webster] 2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. [1913 Webster] It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English