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porridge |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Porridge \Por"ridge\, n. [Probably corrupted fr pottage; perh. influenced by OE porree a kind of pottage, OF porr['e]e, fr L. porrum, porrus, leek. See {Pottage}, and cf {Porringer}.] A food made by boiling some leguminous or farinaceous substance, or the meal of it in water or in milk, making of broth or thin pudding; as barley porridge, milk porridge, bean porridge, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: porridge n : soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
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