H@TipPalm-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp Contact H@BasePalm H@TipPalm Contact H@BasePalm H@TipPalm Contact H@BasePalm

American Sign Language Etymology Imitative of spreading butter using a knife represented by the strong hand with the “H” handshape (a shape frequently used in ASL to represent a knife) onto bread represented by the weak hand with the “open B” handshape (a shape frequently used to represent a flat object). Production right-hand K palm-upright-hand K palm-upright-hand K palm-upaway from body in center of chestleft-hand stays repeatedlyright-hand arcs in circles up repeatedly ase two H TipPalm PalmDown OpenB CenterChesthigh PalmUp Hold the nondominant hand in this posture for the entire duration of the sign. Draw the fingers of the dominant hand over the nondominant palm toward its base. H BasePalm Move the dominant hand to the starting posture and repeat at least once, typically twice. Hold the hands briefly in the final posture. Noun noun BUTTER butter margarine