posset

Definitions


[ˈpɒsɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cold dessert made from thickened cream, typically flavoured with lemon
(e.g: lemon posset glazed with a sugar caramel)

- a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or other alcohol and typically flavoured with spices


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Origin:
late Middle English: of unknown origin. The verb is first recorded in English dialect in the late 19th century


[ˈpɒsɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a baby) regurgitate curdled milk
(e.g: bless its little heart, it's possetting again)


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Origin:
late Middle English: of unknown origin. The verb is first recorded in English dialect in the late 19th century




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