crowdy

or crow·die

[ kroo-dee, kroh-, krood-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Scot. and North England.

, plural crow·dies.

a dish of meal, especially oatmeal and water, or sometimes milk, stirred together; gruel; brose; porridge.

Origin of crowdy¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; of obscure origin

Ye'll cool and come to yoursel, like MacGibbon's crowdy when he set it oot at the window-bole.

Hae ye been gettin ony meat except this crowdy an Adam's wine?

Crowdy was the leader of those who had once held firmly by Protection.

And—to be done with Bill Crowdy for good and all—he never came to stand trial.

He tore away Crowdy's shirt to discover just how serious the wound in the chest was.

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