Indian meal
noun Chiefly British.
Origin of Indian meal
An Americanism dating back to 1625–35
Example sentences from the Web for indian meal
He says, keep them on just two pints of Indian-meal gruel—by which he appears to mean thin hasty pudding—a day, and no more.
Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders |William A. AlcottThe Indian-meal moth is the most destructive of these insects.
Every Step in Canning |Grace Viall GrayThere was nothing for supper but some bread and butter and weak tea, though the old man had his dish of Indian-meal porridge.
A History of American Literature Since 1870 |Fred Lewis PatteeSimilar cakes may be made with indian-meal, instead of rice-flour.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book |Eliza Leslie