spotted dick

noun

British a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit

Word Origin for spotted dick

C19: perhaps from the man's name Dick (short for Richard), or from dialect dick pudding. The dried fruit gives it a speckled appearance

Words nearby spotted dick

spotted cavy, spotted cowbane, spotted crake, spotted crane's-bill, spotted deer, spotted dick, spotted dog, spotted fever, spotted flycatcher, spotted gum, spotted hyena