pandowdy

[ pan-dou-dee ]
/ pænˈdaʊ di /

noun, plural pan·dow·dies. Chiefly New England.

Origin of pandowdy

1795–1805, Americanism; perhaps variant of obsolete dial. (Somerset) pandoulde custard; see pan1

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British Dictionary definitions for pandowdy

pandowdy
/ (pænˈdaʊdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

US a deep-dish pie made from fruit, esp apples, with a cake topping apple pandowdy

Word Origin for pandowdy

C19: of unknown origin