Chowder

·noun A seller of fish.

II. Chowder ·vt To make a chowder of.

III. Chowder ·noun A dish made of fresh fish or clams, biscuit, onions, ·etc., stewed together.

chowder
A favorite dish in New England, made of fish, pork, onions, and biscuit, stewed together. Picnic par...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
chowder
The principal food in the Newfoundland bankers, or stationary fishing vessels; it consists of a stew...

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chowder-headed
Stupid, or batter-brained. ...

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