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supawn

supawn is the alternative spelling of suppawn.

Meaning of suppawn

Noun

suppawn (countable and uncountable, plural suppawns)

  1. (US) A porridge made from cornmeal, similar to polenta; hasty pudding; mush.
    • First of all came the Van Brummels, who inhabit the pleasant borders of the Bronx: these were short fat men, wearing exceeding large trunk-breeches, and were renowned for feats of the trencher; they were the first inventors of suppawn, or mush and milk.1809, Knickerbocker's History of New York, Washington Irving, Book VI, Chapter V

Forms of supawn

pluralsupawns

Questions about supawn

What is supawn the alternative spelling of?
Supawn is the alternative spelling of suppawn.

Words near supawn in the dictionary

  1. SUPARCO
  2. supari
  3. suparis
  4. supas
  5. Supaul
  6. supawn
  7. supawns
  8. supchgr.
  9. supe
  10. supe up
  11. suped up

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