fadge1
/fadʒ
/noun [mass noun] Northern Irish
Bread made with potatoes, flour, and butter formed into scones: fadge is an indispensable part of the Ulster fry...
- Fadge dough is prepared with mashed boiled potatoes and a little white flour and baked in farls on a pan or griddle.
- You just can't beat two farls of fadge fried with an egg.
- Add some fadge to your bacon and you have the famous ‘Ulster fry’, common throughout the North.
Origin
Early 17th century: of unknown origin.
fadge2
/fadʒ/noun Australian /NZ
An unpressed pack of wool containing less than a bale: they drove to a second buyer and sold two fadges of wool...
- What has more value in the marketplace — a fadge of wool or a sugar sack of possum fur?
- Police are investigating whether the two fadges of wool in the wrecked car were stolen.
- Stunned staff at the fuel stop heard a loud crash and saw the cab on its side, although the trailer, loaded with about 100 fadges of wool stayed upright.
Origin
Late 16th century (originally English dialect): of unknown origin.