parritch

/ ˈpærɪtʃ; ˈpɑːr- /

noun

Fitz McGinty lived i' a graund castle wi' thoosands o' sairvants to wait on him, an' he ate his parritch wi' a deemond spune.

"Let ilka man blaw his ain parritch," said Seth Jamieson doggedly, coming to a dead stop.

And the words were true enough, for auld Fairmer Scott only gave me a pund a month and parritch twice a day.

Kirsty and Jenny, two country lassies, were supping their "parritch" from the same bicker in the harvest-field one morning.

"Ye dinna seem to relish your parritch, sir," said David rather grimly.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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