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pupton

pupton is the alternative form of pulpatoon.

Meaning of pulpatoon

Noun

pulpatoon (plural pulpatoons)

  1. (historical) A fruit or meat pie with the crust made of forcemeat.
    • To make a Pulpatoon of Pigeons. Take Muſhrooms, Palates, Oyſters, Svveetbreads, and fry them in Butter; then put all theſe into a ſtrong Gravy; give them a heat over the Fire, and thicken up vvith an Egg and a bit of Butter: Then half roaſt ſix or eight Pigeons, and lay them in a Cruſt of...1729, E[liza] S[mith], “Cookery, &c. [To Make a Pulpatoon of Pigeons.]”, in The Compleat Housewife: Or, Accomplished Gentlewoman’s Companion: […], 3rd edition, London: […] J[ohn] Pemberton, […]...

Forms of pupton

pluralpuptons

Questions about pupton

What is pupton the alternative form of?
Pupton is the alternative form of pulpatoon.

Words near pupton in the dictionary

  1. puppysitter
  2. puppysitters
  3. puppysitting
  4. puppytooth
  5. pups
  6. pupton
  7. puptons
  8. pupu
  9. pupunha
  10. pupunhas
  11. pupusa

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