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- noun A sort of sweet
pudding , containing a large proportion ofsuet orpork fat , withraisins ,currants andliquor .
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chained_bear commented on the word figgy-dowdy
"He would not even stop long enough to take in fresh supplies from the bum-boats that came round the ship, observing in his decided manner 'that they were not here to blow out their kites with lobscouse, nor to choke their luffs with figgy-dowdy, but to convey the Catalan troops to Santandero without a moment's loss of time...'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Surgeon's Mate, 287
A Sea of Words: A West Country suet pudding with raisins, a favorite of Cornish and Devon men. (196)
February 9, 2008