CHOWDERING

Verb

chowdering

present participle of chowder

Source: Wiktionary


CHOWDER

Chow"der, n. Etym: [F. chaudière a kettle, a pot. Cf. Caldron.]

1. (Cookery)

Definition: A dish made of fresh fish or clams, biscuit, onions, etc., stewed together.

2. A seller of fish. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Chowder beer, a liquor made by boiling black spruce in water and mixing molasses with the decoction.

Chow"der, v. t.

Definition: To make a chowder of.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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