Read full poem →Where one lean herring furnish'd Cotta's board,
And nettles grew, fit porridge for their lord;
Where mad good-nature, bounty misapplied,
Dictionary Entry
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk and/or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.
In a Sentence
“Eat your porridge while it's hot!”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. porridgemade porridgeporridge oatmealporridge rice
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Poetry examples for “porridge”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.