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Meanings of
parritch
in English
A hot breakfast cereal dish made from oatmeal, milk and water heated and stirred until thick.
porridge
porage
Synonyms
Examples for "
porridge
"
porridge
porage
Examples for "
porridge
"
1
In the morning Mr. Piperson made more
porridge
;
the weather was warmer.
2
Making instant
porridge
is easy, being an instant family far from it.
3
She lit the fire and put the
porridge
saucepan on the stove.
4
The family ate
porridge
,
and believed in everything, even the weather forecast.
5
How to serve your
porridge
is entirely a matter of personal preference.
1
The
porage
(which does a cracking impression of risotto) seems to have been subtly flavoured with nutty chocolate.
Usage of
parritch
in English
1
You are not a true Scotchwoman, if you don't like the
'
parritch
.
'
2
Healsome
parritch
,
chief o' Scotia's food, wholesome porridge, chief of Scotland's food.
3
Ye micht think I cam for the
parritch
,
an' no for the prayers.
4
You'd best eat your
parritch
to keep your strength up.
5
The smoking porridge, or
parritch
,
of oatmeal, which is the great staple dish throughout Scotland.
6
They huddled close for warmth in their little cottage and were grateful for
parritch
and shelter.
7
Ye tak' but a spinfu' 'at ye could hardly ca'
parritch
,
for they're jist puzhioned wi' sugar.
8
If he didna finish his
parritch
in the mornin', they were warmed up for him again at nicht.
9
Jock Gordon, ye lazy ne'er-do-weel, ye hinna carried in a single peat, an' it comin' on for
parritch
-
time
.
10
Dougal advised me finally to save my breath to cool my
parritch
with, and after that we rode in silence.
11
And the words were true enough, for auld Fairmer Scott only gave me a pund a month and
parritch
twice a day.
12
So grateful and happy was the poor laddie, that he nevermore grumbled at his oatmeal
parritch
,
or minded his kye with a scowling brow.
13
In a few minutes she laid it down, and asked in a low voice, "Will you have a plate o'
parritch
,
Davie?"
14
Their keep, iv yo feed em on
parritch
,
is nobbut a fleabite, an they'n got a good stock o' cloos, Sandy's nurse towd me.'
15
"Ye dinna seem to relish your
parritch
,
sir," said David rather grimly.
16
'The
parritch
is guid eneuch,' said my mother.
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parritch
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
halesome parritch
Parritch
through the time