Definition of Poridge
Por"ridge (?), n. [Probably corrupted
fr. pottage; perh. influenced by OE. porree a kind of
pottage, OF. porrée, fr. L. porrum,
porrus, leek. See Pottage, and cf. Porringer.]
A food made by boiling some leguminous or farinaceous substance,
or the meal of it, in water or in milk, making of broth or thin
pudding; as, barley porridge, milk porridge, bean
porridge, etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
PORRIDGE. Keep your breath to cool your porridge; i. e.
held your tongue.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A hot breakfast cereal dish made from oatmeal, milk and water heated and stirred until thick; eaten with a little salt in Scotland, or a little sugar or honey in England
- Eat your porridge while its hot!
- (British slang) A prison sentence
- Just do your porridge and keep your head down
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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