Butternut

See also: butternut

English

Etymology

After the color of the Confederate uniform.

Noun

Butternut (plural Butternuts)

1. (US, obsolete) A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery [19th c.]
   • 1958, Shelby Foote, The Civil War: A Narrative. Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville.:

     The Illinois troops delivered a volley that sent the butternuts scampering back across the field.

Anagrams

• nut butter