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
Porridge is sometimes used as a plural in Scottish— "They're fine, halesome food, they're grand food, parritch."
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
Here is the first list; it lengthened speedily: thistle, tartan, haar, haggis, kirk, claymore, parritch, broom, whin, sporran, whaup, plaid, scone, collops, whiskey, mutch, cairngorm, oatmeal, brae, kilt, brose, heather.
From Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
"What aboot the brandy parritch, curate?" exclaimed the guidwife of Clayslaps, on the hostess leaving the room.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
The boy flurried by the presence of the audience, and in his attempt to be as explicit as possible, thus cried out, "Fayther, yer parritch is ready."
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
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