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spotted dick

noun

  1. a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spotted dick1

C19: perhaps from the man's name Dick (short for Richard ), or from dialect dick pudding. The dried fruit gives it a speckled appearance

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