Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spotted dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: spot-ted -dog
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A steamed pudding with embedded currants or raisins

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"" Are there any raisins in the store-cupboard ? " I next asked weakly. " I noticed there were not many in the spotted dog pudding we had the other day.""
"Fine—I've got a spotted dog about baked done in the oven, now."
"If you don't know what spotted dog is, it's one of those beastly steamed pudding things with an occasional raisin in it that boarding schools feed their inmates on because it's cheap, not in the least nourishing, and nearly guaranteed to keep them contented until tea time."
"The source of the trouble was the spotted dog. Spotted dog is a sort of pudding, made from dough with currants embedded."

Usage

Inflected Forms

spotted dogs (plural)

Synonyms

spotted dick

Questions

What does spotted dog mean?: A steamed pudding with embedded currants or raisins

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