cottage fries

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plural noun

Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. home fries.

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Also called cottage-fried potatoes.

Origin of cottage fries

First recorded in 1965–70

“I think as the ubiquity of French fries prove, everyone loves a crispy fried potato,” he said in an email.
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed|Emily Shire|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally, as the sun was about to set, she came upon a little cottage that belonged to seven dwarfs.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Little Snow White awoke, they asked her who she was and how she had managed to come to their cottage.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I promised never again to wax lyrical about the fries in gravy.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The French fries are made out of real potatoes, the burger is great and you can get it all kinds of ways, and it tastes good.
Bill Murray’s Words of Wisdom: On Comedy, the Greatness of In-N-Out, and Searching For Great Love|Marlow Stern|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Madame Ratignolle, when they had regained her cottage, went in to take the hour's rest which she considered helpful.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
She rose with a smile as Lady Victoria emerged from the cottage at the upper end of the village.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
They had almost reached the sawyer's cottage, when a black animal ran out towards them.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
The entire scene had vanished, vanished like smoke over the roof of a cottage when the wind blows.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
Dr. Stanmore came down the flagged path from the smith's cottage, pulling on his gloves.
Uncanny Tales|Various