toad-in-the-hole

[ tohd-in-thuh-hohl ]

noun

, British Cooking.

1. a dish consisting of beef or pork sausages baked in a coating of batter.

toad-in-the-hole

noun

1. a dish made of sausages baked in a batter

Word History and Origins

Origin of toad-in-the-hole¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

We're going to have sausage-toad-in-the-hole, and mind you don't burn it.

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It was the culinary forefather of toad-in-the-hole, hot-pot, Irish stew, and of that devil-dreaded Cornish pasty.

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I seldom after it have an appetite, even for Irish-stew or toad-in-the-hole.

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Toad-in-the-hole, a kind of pudding, consisting of small pieces of meat immersed in batter, and baked.

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Or it's chop toad-in-the-hole day at Salter's; ready at two o'clock.

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