butter-box

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== English == === Etymology === The idiom may have derived from the flag of Holland, which at the time had an orange stripe on top. === Pronunciation === === Noun === butter-box (plural butter-boxes) (archaic, slang, derogatory, British) A Dutch person; used in the era of the Anglo-Dutch Wars. === References === Oxford Dictionary of nautical matters.