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crow⋅dy

  [kroo-dee, kroh-, krood-ee]
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–noun, plural -dies. Scot. and North England.
a dish of meal, esp. oatmeal and water, or sometimes milk, stirred together; gruel; brose; porridge.
Also, crowdie.

Origin:
1490–1500; of obscure orig.
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crow·die or crow·dy   (krōō'dē, krō'-, krŏŏd'ē)   
n.   pl. crow·dies Scots

  1. A soft cheese made from curds.

  2. Porridge; gruel.


[Origin unknown.]
crow·dy   (krōō'dē, krō'-, krŏŏd'ē)   
n.  Variant of crowdie.
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