subs. (common).—Butter; in the first instance bad butter.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS. Cow-grease; Thames mud; cow-oil; spread; scrape; smear; ointment; sluter.
FRENCH SYNONYM. Le fondant.
GERMAN SYNONYMS. Schmierling (Schmier is properly ‘grease,’ especially ‘wheel-grease,’ also ‘ointment.’ The term is, therefore, practically identical with cart-grease); Schmunk (used by knackers). Schmünkig signifies ‘fat’ of any kind, but especially that of horses).
