Meanings
nounsuene (uncountable)
- historicaluncountableButter adulterated with lard; butterine.
There are seven factories in Chicago alone, each turning out from 2000 to 18,000 lbs. per day of suene or lard butter. Car-loads of this bogus butter are being shipped eastward daily.
1881, Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening, volume 2, page 81
Origin
Compare suid (“a pig”).
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