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fig-sue

fig-sue noun: an old English dish of ale boiled with bread and figs.

Noun

fig-sue (uncountable)

  1. An old English dish of ale boiled with bread and figs.
    • It may not be amiss to notice that this fig-sue is a perfect cure for colds and coughs, if taken at bedtime.a. 1824, Westmorland as it was, John Briggs

Questions about fig-sue

What does fig-sue mean?
Fig-sue means an old English dish of ale boiled with bread and figs.
What part of speech is fig-sue?
Fig-sue is a noun.

Words near fig-sue in the dictionary

  1. fig-leaved
  2. fig-leaved goosefoot
  3. fig-leaves
  4. fig-sew
  5. fig-sews
  6. fig-sue
  7. fig-wart
  8. fig-warts
  9. fig.
  10. Figarden
  11. figaries

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