apple pandowdy
[ ap-uhl pan-dou-dee ]
/ ˈæp əl pænˈdaʊ di /
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noun Chiefly New England.
a deep-dish apple pie or cobbler, usually sweetened with molasses.
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Also called ap·ple dow·dy, [ap-uhl dou-dee] /ˈæp əl ˈdaʊ di/ Chiefly Eastern Massachusetts, ap·ple grunt [ap-uhl gruhnt] /ˈæp əl ˈgrʌnt/ .
Origin of apple pandowdy
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Words nearby apple pandowdy
appleknocker, apple maggot, apple of discord, apple of one's eye, apple of Peru, apple pandowdy, apple-pie, apple-pie bed, apple-pie order, apple-polish, apple polisher
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