plum duff

noun

1. a duff containing raisins.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plum duff¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Then, for desert, the steward, the hot beads touring about the mounts of his large pale face, brings along oleaginous fritters of plum duff.

From Project Gutenberg

Coffee and eggs and plum duff and white bread and bully beef.

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The old One Show was like a plum duff.

From The Guardian

He found Serge and Jalap Coombs concocting a huge plum duff, while from the brass kettle a savory steam was already issuing.

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"If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"

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