plum-duff en · NOUN
Meanings
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A plum pudding.
But late one night we wakes in fright / To see by a pale blue flare, / That cook has got in a phantom pot / A big plum-duff an' a rump-steak hot[.]
1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plum-duffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| plum dough | alternative, dated | lexicographic |