marrow fat

/ ˈmærəʊˌfæt /

noun

1. any of several varieties of pea plant that have large seeds
2. the seed of such a plant

Example Sentences

The fruit is black, about the size of a marrow-fat pea, and quite bitter.

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They then placed before us pounded buffalo meat, with marrow fat, served up in birch-bark dishes.

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We followed the plan of the Indians, which was to dip a piece of the pounded meat into the soft marrow fat at each mouthful.

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They lay an egg about the size ov a marrow fat p, and hatch out at least a half dozen children at a setting.

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The Indians eat a great deal of green corn, pemican, and marrow fat.

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