Usually means: Thank-you note for hospitality.
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  1. bread-and-butter letter: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. bread-and-butter letter, bread-and-butter letter: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bread-and-butter letter: Wiktionary

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  1. bread-and-butter letter: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (bread-and-butter letter)

noun:  A short, handwritten communication to thank someone who has recently provided the writer with hospitality, usually dinner or an overnight visit.

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