Sentence:  Faith, I was within ams-ace of being found out ; for one night at a mum-house, where I was eating a <WSD>butter-ham</WSD> and pickled herrings, with some of the states, and where I was giving my self airs of greatness and interest in my country, swearing I myself would take care that my country, and three counties round about me, should choose none but hearty Whigs. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A slice of buttered bread.