buttering

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Butter \But"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buttered} (?); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Buttering}.]
   1. To cover or spread with butter.
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            I know what's what. I know on which side
            My bread is buttered.                 --Ford.
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   2. To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game.
      [Cant] --Johnson.
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