marrowfat
Americannoun
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a large-seeded variety of pea.
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the seed itself.
Etymology
Origin of marrowfat
Example Sentences
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He lets out a cry when he sees the woman and drops a handful of marrowfat peas over the edge.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 8, 2010
The day before yesterday Jan ate carrots with green peas, yesterday he had the leftovers, today she’s cooking marrowfat peas, and tomorrow she’s planning to mash the remaining carrots with potatoes.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
An onion and a few marrowfat peas rolled out, and the little girl, kneeling beside him, eyed him sternly.
From The Biography of a Prairie Girl by Gates, Eleanor
On fairly warm soils the first opportunity should be taken to sow one of the early dwarf marrowfat varieties in the open ground.
From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons
Let us pray for unction, which is the marrowfat of humor, and for humility, which is the badge of manhood.
From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by Burroughs, John
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