Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

To inflict a punishment out of all proportion to the offence. / To employ great exertions for insignificant ends.

A mixture of equal parts honey and softened butter used as a spread on bread, toast, etc.

plural of thistle butterfly

A colony of hydrozoan polyps of the species Porpita porpita / (UK, finance, historical) An unauthorized clerk in the stock exchange.

A type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line. Also known as the butterfly knot.

plural of alpine butterfly knot

A type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line. Much used by mountaineers. Also known simply as the butterfly knot.