dumplings

[duhmp-ling]

dump·ling

[duhmp-ling]
noun
1.
a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
2.
a dessert consisting of a wrapping of dough enclosing sliced apples or other fruit, boiled or baked.
3.
a short or stout person.

Origin:
1590–1600; dump (of uncertain origin) + -ling1
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Dumplings is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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dumplings

noun
small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough [syn: dumpling
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