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SPOTTED DICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spotted dick mean? 

SPOTTED DICK (noun)
  The noun SPOTTED DICK has 1 sense:

1. a suet pudding containing currantsplay

  Familiarity information: SPOTTED DICK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPOTTED DICK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A suet pudding containing currants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("spotted dick" is a kind of...):

suet pudding (a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)


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