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Joe Frogger

Joe Frogger noun: a large cookie flavoured with molasses and rum.

joe frogger: a large cookie flavoured with molasses and rum
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Noun

Joe Frogger (plural Joe Froggers)

  1. (US) A large cookie flavoured with molasses and rum.

Forms of Joe Frogger

pluralJoe Froggers

Origin of Joe Frogger

Named after Joseph Brown (1750–1834), the keeper of Black Joe’s Tavern in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The cookies were invented by Brown’s wife, Lucretia Thomas Brown (1772–1857), who worked at the tavern. There are many different stories about how the cookies came to be called Froggers. According to some sources, they were named for the froglike shape the batter would form when it hit the hot iron skillet. According to others, they were named for the frogs in the nearby mill pond. The name may be a misspelling or a play on “Joe Floggers”, which were a kind of pancake, also used as a ship’s provision.

Questions about Joe Frogger

What does Joe Frogger mean?
Joe Frogger means a large cookie flavoured with molasses and rum.
What part of speech is Joe Frogger?
Joe Frogger is a noun.
What is the plural of Joe Frogger?
The plural of Joe Frogger is Joe Froggers.

Words near Joe Frogger in the dictionary

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  2. Joe Citizen
  3. Joe College
  4. Joe Dirt
  5. Joe Doakes
  6. Joe Frogger
  7. Joe Froggers
  8. Joe Grant Cay
  9. joe job
  10. joe jobs
  11. Joe Lunchbucket

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