Butternut

See also: butternut

English

Etymology

After the color of the Confederate uniform.

Noun

Butternut (plural Butternuts)

(US, obsolete) A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery [19th c.]
- 1958, Shelby Foote, The Civil War: A Narrative. Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville.:
  The Illinois troops delivered a volley that sent the butternuts scampering back across the field.

Anagrams

nut butter

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