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Mortrew   Listen
noun
Mortrew, Mortress  n.  A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... was a cook among the company; and his services were no doubt at times in great request, "For he could roast and seethe, and broil and fry, And make a mortress and well bake a pie." One night when the pilgrims were seated at a country hostelry, about to begin their repast, the cook presented himself at the head of the table that was presided over by the Franklin, and said, "Listen awhile, my masters, while that ...
— The Canterbury Puzzles - And Other Curious Problems • Henry Ernest Dudeney



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