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why is it a "Pat" of butter and not a "Pad"? -- nm

Posted by Remlik (aka remlik) Dec 22 '09, 11:59

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to pat: To mold by tapping gently with the hands or a flat implement. - marcel Dec 22, 12:09
Why is it not "a "square"? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 12:03 3
- not all butter comes in sticks. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 12:03 2
  - Every pat I have seen has been square. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 12:04 1
    - When butter was originally churned, it would come out in a stiff glop that Goody Housewife would "pat" into a circle. You can buy the high end stuff - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 12:20
why does "pad" make more sense to you? are you jotting notes on the butter? using it to contain your period? -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 12:00 4
- cause a pad reminds me of a sqaure of some kind. a "pat" is something I do to someone "Pat's Tfox on the head for his crazyiness" -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 12:01 3
  - see, to me 'pad' is something with 'padding', like a chair cushion. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 12:05
  - "Pat my muffin on the top to make it more buttery." -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 12:02 1
    - real answer from dictionary.com: "A small mass shaped by or as if by patting" -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 12:06
maybe they needed a less obscure measurement system than "a dollop" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 12:00

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