butter tub

Dairy product vessel

A butter tub is a container for storing or selling butter, typically a small plastic or cardboard tub found in grocery stores.

The term also appears in antiques contexts for ceramic crocks once used to store butter in cool cellars: She found a vintage butter tub at the flea market.

Related

plastic · snap lid · refrigerator · creamy · yellow · scoop · toast · soft · whipped · reusable · storage · leftover · spreadable · kitchen · cold · greasy · smooth · room temperature

Family

butter, tub, butters, buttered, buttering, buttery, butterfat, buttermilk, tubs

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G