peasecod

 [peez-kod]  

pease·cod

   [peez-kod]
noun
1.
the pod of the pea.
2.
the front of a 16th-century doublet, quilted or stuffed to form a pointed bulge over the stomach and abdomen.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English pesecodde. See pease, cod2
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Peasecod is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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peasecod or peascod (ˈpiːzˌkɒd)
 
—n
archaic the pod of a pea plant
 
[C14: from pease + cod²]
 
peascod or peascod
 
—n
 
[C14: from pease + cod²]

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