Porridge-stick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Porridge-stick is a noun meaning A wooden stick used to stir porridge when cooking.
Meaning
A wooden stick used to stir porridge when cooking.
Example Sentences
When they came past the kitchen, the door was open and the cook was just boiling porridge, but when she saw Hans and his train after him, she rushed out of the door with the porridge-stick in one hand and a big ladle full of boiling porridge in the other, and she laughed till her sides shook; but when she saw the smith there as well she thought she would have burst with laughter.
Word Forms
- porridge-sticks
Synonyms for porridge-stick
Depending on context, synonyms include spurtle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include porridge, stodge, porrige, porage, plum-porridge, water-porridge.
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