Obs. [a. F. boutoir ‘a Farriers Buttresse’ (Cotgr.).] = BUTTERIS.
1483. Cath. Angl., 50. A Buttyr, scalprum.
1607. Topsell, Four-f. Beasts (1673), 311. The humor lies in the foot, for the which you must search with your Butter, paring all the soles of the fore-feet. Ibid., 323. Pull off the shooe, and then open the place grieved with a Butter or Drawer.
