Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary: butze

butze ˘ˊ ˘ verb, pp. gebutzt
1. to clean
  Example
  1. Haus ~, to clean (the) house
2. to dress up
3. Baem ~, to trim trees
4. Frucht ~, to winnow grain
5. Geil ~, to curry horses
6. sich —, to expel the placenta (of domestic animals)
Etymology: G putzen