marrowfat

English

Etymology

marrow +‎ fat

Noun

marrowfat (plural marrowfats)

  1. A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.
    • 1842, Charles Mason Hovey, Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries, page 319:
      Peas are scarce; good marrowfats are in better demand.
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