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marrowfat

marrowfat noun: a large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.

Noun

marrowfat (plural marrowfats)

  1. A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.
    • Peas are scarce; good marrowfats are in better demand.1842, Charles Mason Hovey, Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries, page 319

Forms of marrowfat

pluralmarrowfats

Origin of marrowfat

From marrow + fat.

Questions about marrowfat

What does marrowfat mean?
Marrowfat means a large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.
What part of speech is marrowfat?
Marrowfat is a noun.
What is the plural of marrowfat?
The plural of marrowfat is marrowfats.

Words near marrowfat in the dictionary

  1. marrow squash
  2. marrow squashes
  3. marrowbone
  4. marrowbones
  5. marrowed
  6. marrowfat
  7. marrowfats
  8. marrowish
  9. marrowless
  10. marrowlike
  11. marrows

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