dumpling

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dump·ling / ˈdəmpling/ • n. a small savory ball of dough (usually made with suet) that may be boiled, fried, or baked in a casserole. ∎  a pudding consisting of apples or other fruit enclosed in a sweet dough and baked. ∎ humorous a small, fat person: he was a 250-pound dumpling.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

dumpling

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dumpling A ball of dough, usually boiled, but may be baked. Generally served with soups and stews. See also dim sum.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

dumpling

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dumpling XVI. Much earlier than the simplex dump, which is applied to various short thick objects (late XVIII) and is app. f. dumpy adj. short and stout (mid-XVIII); see -LING 1.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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