marrowfat

[ mar-oh-fat ]

noun
  1. a large-seeded variety of pea.

  2. the seed itself.

Origin of marrowfat

1
First recorded in 1725–35; marrow1 + fat

Words Nearby marrowfat

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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.

  • 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.

    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 marrow fat

marrow fat

marrow pea

/ (ˈmærəʊˌfæt) /


noun
  1. any of several varieties of pea plant that have large seeds

  2. the seed of such a plant

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