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poor-do

American  
[poor-doo] / ˈpʊərˌdu /

noun

Chiefly Midland and Central Atlantic States.

  1. scrapple.

Etymology

Origin of poor-do

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; of unclear derivation

Example Sentences

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I suppose that poor-do was originally poor-doin’s, and lath-open bread denotes that it opens into lath-like strips.

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