black pudding

American  

noun

1. British and Southern U.S.. blood sausage.

2. a dark dessert pudding made with flour, baking soda, eggs, and molasses.

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black pudding British  

noun

1. Usual US and Canadian name: blood sausage.  Also called: blood pudding.  a kind of black sausage made from minced pork fat, pig's blood, and other ingredients

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Etymology

Origin of black pudding

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

What you can have now, missus, is black pudding and tripe or a sheep’s head or a nice pig’s head.

From Literature

“I’ll take your word for it,” said Ron, helping himself to black pudding.

From Literature

Greeting them is a buffet serving a traditional Irish breakfast: bangers, bacon, eggs, baked beans, corned beef, soda bread and black pudding.

From New York Times

And Beau ran around in a dress covered in baked beans and black pudding.

From New York Times

John Hill, the shop’s owner, was behind the counter, slicing black pudding and Haggis.

From New York Times