butter and egg
n.— «This attractive farm house…is not a “butter and egg” business. Inside was discovered the most elaborate gambling establishment ever raided in Licking county.» —“Gambling Den Found In County” Newark Advocate (Ohio) June 10, 1947. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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