pandowdy

(pan do̵u′dē)

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noun pl. pandowdies

deep-dish apple pie or pudding, having a top crust only

Origin: prob. < obs. Somerset dial. pandoulde, custard < pan + -doulde < ?

See pandowdy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pan·dow·dies

Sliced fruit baked with sugar and spices in a deep dish, with a thick top crust.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from obsolete dialectal pandoulde, custard

Origin: : pan¹

Origin: + dialectal dowl, to mix dough in a hurry (probably variant of dough)

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