marrowfat

[ mar-oh-fat ]

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noun

First recorded in 1725–35; marrow ¹ + fat

An onion and a few marrowfat peas rolled out, and the little girl, kneeling beside him, eyed him sternly.

On fairly warm soils the first opportunity should be taken to sow one of the early dwarf marrowfat varieties in the open ground.

The cause of my quarrel with Marrowfat I never breathed to mortal soul for four years.

I trembled as I saw Marrowfat helped, and turned away sickening, lest I should behold the weapon darting down his horrid jaws.

The largest Epeirid he ever saw taking flight was the size of a marrowfat pea, say one-fourth of an inch long.

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