subs. phr. (colloquial).—A pudding of preserved fruit spread on thin dough, rolled up, and boiled; also called ROLY-POLY and STOCKING.
1887. G. A. SALA, in Illustrated London News, 12 Feb., p. 174, col. 3. Bubble and squeak … is a colloquialism, and no more slangy than ‘toad in the hole’ or DOG IN A BLANKET.
LIKE A DOG IN SHOES, adv. phr. (Irish).—A pattering sound; as the noise of a brisk walk.
