Scotch hands

noun

Butter beaters; large wooden spatulas used when making butter, made out of sycamore wood, or metal, used for shaping the butter into bricks and for other miscellaneous manipulation. One side of the paddle will have ribs or be fluted.

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Meanings

nounScotch hands pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyButter beaters; large wooden spatulas used when making butter, made out of sycamore wood, or metal, used for shaping the butter into bricks and for other miscellaneous manipulation. One side of the paddle will have ribs or be fluted.

Translations

Spanish manos escocesas
  • manos escocesasbutter beaters
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Scotch hands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotch%20hands

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Chicago

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