parritch
Britishnoun
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An old lady who lived near my boyhood home used to tell me that the greatness of the Scottish race was attributable to "patience, pairseverance, and lots of parritch."
From Time Magazine Archive
Thae ither folk their parritch eat An’ sup their sugared tea; But the mind is no’ to be wyled wi’ meat Wi’ a gentleman like me.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
But he had no sooner gone, than it occurred to her, that parritch for a lord ought to be made somewhat differently from those intended for a plebeian stomach.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
They huddled close for warmth in their little cottage and were grateful for parritch and shelter.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen by Elbert Hubbard
Says he, "I dinna doubt but she wad mak my parritch, but the plague is, she wad be fair to sup the hauf o' them."
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
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