plum pudding

noun

a rich steamed or boiled pudding containing raisins, currants, citron, spices, etc.

Nearby words

plugola, plugugly, plum, plum curculio, plum duff, plum pudding, plum tomato, plumage, plumassier, plumate, plumb

Origin of plum pudding

First recorded in 1640–50

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Examples from the Web for plum pudding

In fact the upper lobe of both lungs exhibited the plum-pudding structure.
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis|Archibald Makellar
Yet there are few who do not contrive to have their Christmas roast and plum-pudding, as at home.
A Boy's Voyage Round the World|The Son of Samuel Smiles
An Irishman said to his companions on Christmas Eve, he did not mean to have a plum-pudding for dinner next day.
Joe Miller's Jests, With Copious Additions|Various
Now here is your great-grandmother's receipt for plum-pudding—two dozen eggs, three pounds raisins, one pound citron.
A Young Mutineer|Mrs. L. T. Meade

Oh, I know it all; delicious times they were, with their souvenirs of wooden legs and plum-pudding.
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II)|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for plum pudding

plum pudding

noun

(in Britain) a dark brown rich boiled or steamed pudding made with flour, suet, sugar, and dried fruit

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plum pudding

noun

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Origin of plum pudding

Examples from the Web for plum pudding

British Dictionary definitions for plum pudding

plum pudding

noun