marrowfat

[ mar-oh-fat ]

/ ˈmær oʊˌfæt /

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noun

a large-seeded variety of pea.

the seed itself.

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Origin of marrowfat

First recorded in 1725–35; marrow¹ + fat

Words nearby marrowfat

marron, marrons glacés, marrow, marrowbone, marrowbones, marrowfat, marrow squash, Marruecos, marry, Marryat, Marry in haste, repent at leisure

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How to use marrowfat in a sentence

An onion and a few marrowfat peas rolled out, and the little girl, kneeling beside him, eyed him sternly.
The Biography of a Prairie Girl|Eleanor Gates
On fairly warm soils the first opportunity should be taken to sow one of the early dwarf marrowfat varieties in the open ground.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
The cause of my quarrel with Marrowfat I never breathed to mortal soul for four years.
The Book of Snobs|William Makepeace Thackeray
I trembled as I saw Marrowfat helped, and turned away sickening, lest I should behold the weapon darting down his horrid jaws.
The Book of Snobs|William Makepeace Thackeray

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

British Dictionary definitions for marrowfat

marrow fat

marrow pea

/ (ˈmærəʊˌfæt) /

noun

any of several varieties of pea plant that have large seeds

the seed of such a plant

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