■ noun
1》 chiefly Brit. a cooked sweet dish served after the main course of a meal.
↘the dessert course of a meal.
↘ N. Amer. a dessert with a soft or creamy consistency.
2》 a sweet or savoury steamed dish made with suet and flour.
3》 Brit. the intestines of a pig or sheep stuffed with oatmeal, spices, and meat and boiled.
4》 Brit. informal a fat or stupid person.
Phrases
in the ~ club Brit. informal pregnant.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME: appar. from OFr. boudin 'black ~', from L. botellus 'sausage, small intestine'.