pease pudding

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a pudding of strained split peas mixed with egg.

pease pudding

noun

1. (esp in Britain) a dish of split peas that have been soaked and boiled served with ham or pork

Word History and Origins

Origin of pease pudding¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

To many this mixture is more agreeable than pease pudding alone.

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Pease-pudding hot, pease-pudding cold; Pease-pudding in the pot, nine days old.

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Sue entered the restaurant, which was now packed full of factory girls, and she asked eagerly for her penn'orth of pease-pudding.

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Pickled pork with pease-pudding; winter-squash; hominy—Molasses pie.

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