subs. phr. (old).—A term of contempt: cf. PUDDING-HEAD.
1634. SHAKESPEARE and FLETCHER, The Two Noble Kinsmen, ii. 3.
| 2 Countryman. I ’ll be hanged though | |
| If he dare venture; hang him, PLUM-PORRIDGE! | |
| He wrestle? he roast eggs! |
subs. phr. (old).—A term of contempt: cf. PUDDING-HEAD.
1634. SHAKESPEARE and FLETCHER, The Two Noble Kinsmen, ii. 3.
| 2 Countryman. I ’ll be hanged though | |
| If he dare venture; hang him, PLUM-PORRIDGE! | |
| He wrestle? he roast eggs! |
