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spotted dog

spotted dog noun: a steamed pudding with embedded currants or raisins.

Noun

spotted dog (countable and uncountable, plural spotted dogs)

  1. (UK) A steamed pudding with embedded currants or raisins
    • " Are there any raisins in the store-cupboard ? " I next asked weakly. " I noticed there were not many in the spotted dog pudding we had the other day."1905, Mabel Barnes-Grundy, The Vacillations of Hazel, page 173
    • Fine—I've got a spotted dog about baked done in the oven, now.1906, The Pacific Monthly: A Magazine of Education and Progress
    Synonyms:
    spotted dick

Synonyms of spotted dog

Forms of spotted dog

pluralspotted dogs

Questions about spotted dog

What does spotted dog mean?
Spotted dog means a steamed pudding with embedded currants or raisins.
What part of speech is spotted dog?
Spotted dog is a noun.
What is the plural of spotted dog?
The plural of spotted dog is spotted dogs.

Words near spotted dog in the dictionary

  1. spotted cuscuses
  2. spotted deer
  3. spotted deers
  4. spotted dick
  5. spotted dicks
  6. spotted dog
  7. spotted dogs
  8. spotted dolphin
  9. spotted dolphins
  10. spotted dragonet
  11. spotted dragonets

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