marrowfat

noun

Etymology

From marrow + fat.

  1. inherited from *faitą
  2. inherited from *fait
  3. inherited from fǣt — “fat
  4. inherited from fat
  5. compounded as marrowfat — “marrow + fat

Definitions

  1. A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.

    • Peas are scarce; good marrowfats are in better demand.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for marrowfat. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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