plum duffn.

Brit.

/ˌplʌm ˈdʌf/, U.S.

/ˌpləm ˈdəf/

Forms:

α. 1800s– plum duff.

β. 1800s plum dough.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plum n., duff n.⁴

Etymology: < plum n. + duff n.⁴The β form shows respelling of the second element after dough n.

Originally Nautical.

A rich boiled or steamed suet pudding made with raisins, currants, spices, and other ingredients; a plum pudding.In quot. 1838 in figurative context: something exceptionally pleasant or enjoyable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > puddings > [noun] > plum pudding

plum pudding1630

Christmas puddingc1650

hunting-pudding1786

hunter pudding1815

cabinet pudding1821

college-pudding1829

plum duff1834

Spotted Dick1849

spotted dog1852

1834 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 30 Apr. 666/4 He then fell-to upon some ships beef and biscuit, which with a large piece of plum-duff, he very soon conveyed down his throat.

1838 Knickerbocker 11 446 That ‘duff’—that plum duff;—plum-pudding, as land-lubbers would have awkwardly called it—of a Sunday!

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast viii. 18 This day was Christmas..The only change was that we had a ‘plum duff’ for dinner.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 197/2 Plum dough is one of the street-eatables.

1872 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 1 June Even plum duff failed to please his [sc. a gorilla's] dainty stomach, and he soon succumbed, and died nineteen days out of port.

1904 S. E. White in McClure's Mag. Nov. 25/1 ‘And this!’ went on the Señor, picking up what purported to be plum-duff.

1913 A. I. Carr Country Work & Life N.Z. 17 Anyone who can bake, make a decent ‘brownie’..and a plum duff is fit for a shearers' cook.

1997 A. Perry Whited Sepulchres vii. 238 He joined Hester and Martha Jackson for cold game pie and pickle and a pot of fresh tea, and then a slice each of plum duff.

Derivatives

† plum duffer n. Obsolete rare a person who sells plum duff.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > sellers of other provisions

cheesemonger1185

pudding-wife1287

eirmongerc1305

honeyman1510

egg-wife1659

corn-chandler1687

pickle man1714

tea man1736

pickle dealer1791

iceman1807

ice-creamer1851

plum duffer1851

barm-man1913

traiteur1963

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 198/1 I have ascertained..that take the year through, six ‘plum duffers’ take 1s. a day each.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	plum duff
释义	plum duffn. Brit. /ˌplʌm ˈdʌf/, U.S. /ˌpləm ˈdəf/ Forms: α. 1800s– plum duff. β. 1800s plum dough. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plum n., duff n.⁴ Etymology: < plum n. + duff n.⁴The β form shows respelling of the second element after dough n. Originally Nautical. A rich boiled or steamed suet pudding made with raisins, currants, spices, and other ingredients; a plum pudding.In quot. 1838 in figurative context: something exceptionally pleasant or enjoyable. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > puddings > [noun] > plum pudding plum pudding1630 Christmas puddingc1650 hunting-pudding1786 hunter pudding1815 cabinet pudding1821 college-pudding1829 plum duff1834 Spotted Dick1849 spotted dog1852 1834 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 30 Apr. 666/4 He then fell-to upon some ships beef and biscuit, which with a large piece of plum-duff, he very soon conveyed down his throat. 1838 Knickerbocker 11 446 That ‘duff’—that plum duff;—plum-pudding, as land-lubbers would have awkwardly called it—of a Sunday! 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast viii. 18 This day was Christmas..The only change was that we had a ‘plum duff’ for dinner. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 197/2 Plum dough is one of the street-eatables. 1872 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 1 June Even plum duff failed to please his [sc. a gorilla's] dainty stomach, and he soon succumbed, and died nineteen days out of port. 1904 S. E. White in McClure's Mag. Nov. 25/1 ‘And this!’ went on the Señor, picking up what purported to be plum-duff. 1913 A. I. Carr Country Work & Life N.Z. 17 Anyone who can bake, make a decent ‘brownie’..and a plum duff is fit for a shearers' cook. 1997 A. Perry Whited Sepulchres vii. 238 He joined Hester and Martha Jackson for cold game pie and pickle and a pot of fresh tea, and then a slice each of plum duff. Derivatives † plum duffer n. Obsolete rare a person who sells plum duff. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > sellers of other provisions cheesemonger1185 pudding-wife1287 eirmongerc1305 honeyman1510 egg-wife1659 corn-chandler1687 pickle man1714 tea man1736 pickle dealer1791 iceman1807 ice-creamer1851 plum duffer1851 barm-man1913 traiteur1963 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 198/1 I have ascertained..that take the year through, six ‘plum duffers’ take 1s. a day each. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1834
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