Noun
Southern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing
Usage- US usage
- Obsolete
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Yankees took to calling the Borderlanders “butternuts”—a reference to the color of their crude homespun clothes.
A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery
Usage- US usage
- Obsolete
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The Illinois troops delivered a volley that sent the butternuts scampering back across the field.