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单词 hush puppy
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hush puppy

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noun Chiefly Southern U.S.

a small, unsweetened cake or ball of cornmeal dough fried in deep fat.

Origin of hush puppy

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; allegedly so called because such cakes were fed to dogs to keep them from begging for scraps while other dishes were cooked

Words nearby hush puppy

hushaby, hushed, hush-hush, Hu Shih, hush money, hush puppy, hush up, husk, husking, husking bee, Huskisson
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