The clock tower and clock, with an upright sundial affixed below it, marked the first court, whence, through a passage which, as is usual in colleges, had the hall on one hand and the buttery on the other, you entered the second court, round three sides of which ran cloisters of very ugly, very plain, but very ancient architecture.
"Christian's Mistake"
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
One was away to the buttery, to draw ale for the driver, another to the kitchen with William's orders to the cook.
"The Castle Inn"
Stanley John Weyman
Supper was good, I must admit,-baked eggs, all crusty and buttery on top, and muffins, and cherry jam.
"Us and the Bottleman"
Edith Ballinger Price