hasty

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Precipitate, passionate. He is none of the Hastings sort; a saying of a slow, loitering fellow: an allusion to the Hastings pea, which is the first in season.

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Hasty
·noun Forward; early; first ripe. II. Hasty ·noun Demanding haste or immediate action. III. Hasty ...

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Fool-hasty
·adj Foolishly hasty. ...

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Hasty pudding
·- A thick batter pudding made of Indian meal stirred into boiling water; mush. II. Hasty pudding ·...

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hasty pudding
Oatmeal and milk boiled to a moderate thickness, and eaten with sugar and butter. Figuratively, a we...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
hasty-pudding
Indian meal stirred in boiling water into a thick batter or pudding, and eaten with milk, butter, an...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
hasty-pudding
A batter made of flour or oatmeal stirred in boiling water, and eaten with treacle or sugar at sea. ...

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