plum duff

American  

noun

1. a duff containing raisins.

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Etymology

Origin of plum duff

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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plum duff

Then in two dreary cinemadapted James Barrie plays, she slid into interpretations as heavy and lifeless as plum duff.

From Time Magazine Archive

He’ll never eat plum duff again, poor chap.

From Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant by Greene, John B.

For custom was that they should have plum duff this day, and plenty of hot grog....

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry

Coffee and eggs and plum duff and white bread and bully beef.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

We were told that on Sundays the men usually had pudding; but "Bill," who was the cook that week, was pronounced to be "no hand at a plum duff."

From A Boy's Voyage Round the World by Smiles, Samuel