CROWDY

Etymology 1

Noun

crowdy (countable and uncountable, plural crowdies)

(Scotland) A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water.

Etymology 2

Adjective

crowdy (comparative crowdier, superlative crowdiest)

(nonstandard) crowded

Source: Wiktionary


Crow"dy (krou"d), n.

Definition: A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water; food of the porridge kind. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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