What does crowdie mean?
Crowdie means (Scotland, now historical) Gruel or thin porridge..
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/ˈkɹaʊdi/ · noun
(Scotland, now historical) Gruel or thin porridge..
The old woman shuffled out from the back room with a handful of coal and a bowl of crowdie for the boy.
Use crowdie when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crowdie means (Scotland, now historical) Gruel or thin porridge..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The old woman shuffled out from the back room with a handful of coal and a bowl of crowdie for the boy.
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