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Pudding \Pud"ding\, n. [Cf. F. boudin black pudding, sausage, L.
botulus, botellus, a sausage, G. & Sw. pudding pudding, Dan.
podding, pudding, LG. puddig thick, stumpy, W. poten, potten,
also E. pod, pout, v.]
1. A species of food of a soft or moderately hard
consistence, variously made, but often a compound of flour
or meal, with milk and eggs, etc.
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And solid pudding against empty praise. --Pope.
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2. Anything resembling, or of the softness and consistency
of, pudding.
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3. An intestine; especially, an intestine stuffed with meat,
etc.; a sausage. --Shak.
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4. Any food or victuals.
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Eat your pudding, slave, and hold your tongue.
--Prior.
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5. (Naut.) Same as {Puddening}.
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{Pudding grass} (Bot.), the true pennyroyal ({Mentha
Pulegium}), formerly used to flavor stuffing for roast
meat. --Dr. Prior.

{Pudding pie}, a pudding with meat baked in it. --Taylor
(1630).

{Pudding pipe} (Bot.), the long, cylindrical pod of the
leguminous tree {Cassia Fistula}. The seeds are separately
imbedded in a sweetish pulp. See {Cassia}.

{Pudding sleeve}, a full sleeve like that of the English
clerical gown. --Swift.

{Pudding stone}. (Min.) See {Conglomerate}, n., 2.

{Pudding time}.
(a) The time of dinner, pudding being formerly the dish
first eaten. [Obs.] --Johnson.
(b) The nick of time; critical time. [Obs.]
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Mars, that still protects the stout,
In pudding time came to his aid. --Hudibras.
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