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poddidge

poddidge noun: porridge.

Noun

poddidge (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) Porridge.
    • She at length consented to make us some oatmeal "poddidge," and to let us sleep on a mattress in a corner of the kitchen.1883, The Congregational Magazine, page 61
    • "Nea," she thought, "what wad she want supping my poddidge, when she wadn't have ony hersel? She'll get nea mair, howiver, an' it was her," she added, as she emptied the basin.1886, Alice Rea, The Beckside Boggle and Other Lake Country Stories, page 17

Questions about poddidge

What does poddidge mean?
Poddidge means porridge.
What part of speech is poddidge?
Poddidge is a noun.

Words near poddidge in the dictionary

  1. poddar
  2. poddars
  3. podded
  4. podder
  5. podders
  6. poddidge
  7. poddier
  8. poddies
  9. poddiest
  10. podding
  11. poddinger

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