crowdie
Britishnoun
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a porridge of meal and water; brose
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a cheese-like dish made by straining the whey from soured milk and beating up the remaining curd with salt
Etymology
Origin of crowdie
C17: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Rob searches for a closer connection to his family members, hoping to understand their self-sustaining way of life, including fishing for herring, cooking over peat fires and making crowdie cheese.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024
Chorus—Ance crowdie, twice crowdie, Three times crowdie in a day Gin ye crowdie ony mair, Ye'll crowdie a' my meal away.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
“Let’s have a crowdie night,” he would say; and forthwith a kettle of boiling water was ordered in, with a basin of oatmeal.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Samuel Smiles
Crowdie ance, crowdie twice: Crowdie three times in a day: An ye crowdie ony mair, Ye'll crowdie a' my meal away. 25th, Christmas Morning.
From The Letters of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
To enjoy crowdie at his age, besides, indicated that he still possessed that quality on which no doubt much of his practical success in life had depended,—a strong and healthy digestion.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Samuel Smiles
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