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pea wet en · NOUN

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1. (Northern-England, uncountable) The cooking liquor from mushy peas, often offered as a free condiment at a fish and chip shop.
   • You won't catch me nosing round a chippy at the end of the night begging batter scraps and pea wet. 2023, James Clarke, Sanderson's Isle, →ISBN:
   • But the steak puddings were always superb and the curry, gravy and 'pea wet' were clearly the work of a skilled saucier. 2015, Stuart Maconie, The Pie at Night: Nights Out in the North, →ISBN, page 153:
   • The best thing is, you pay for the chips and you get the pea wet and scratchings for free. It's lovely. You should try it. 2017, David M. Barnett, Calling Major Tom, →ISBN:

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