dog in a blanket
dog in a blanket noun: synonym of roly-poly (“a kind of steamed pudding”).
Noun
dog in a blanket (plural dogs in blankets)
- Synonym of roly-poly (“a kind of steamed pudding”).
- The dog-in-a-blanket making its appearance, Clara cut three beauteous slices, with spiral rings of black currant alternating with suet.1867, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Six Cushions, page 72
- Nasty Roche had big hands. He called the Friday pudding dog-in-the-blanket.1916, James Joyce, chapter I, in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- roly-poly
Synonyms of dog in a blanket
Forms of dog in a blanket
| plural | dogs in blankets |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dog-in-a-blanket |
| alternative form | dog-in-the-blanket |
Questions about dog in a blanket
- What does dog in a blanket mean?
- Dog in a blanket means synonym of roly-poly (“a kind of steamed pudding”).
- What part of speech is dog in a blanket?
- Dog in a blanket is a noun.
- What is the plural of dog in a blanket?
- The plural of dog in a blanket is dogs in blankets.
Words near dog in a blanket in the dictionary
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