"fig-sew" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪɡˌsjuː/, /ˈfɪɡˌsuː/ Forms: fig-sews [plural]
Etymology: From fig + sew (“broth, gravy, juice”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|fig|sew|t2=broth, gravy, juice}} fig + sew (“broth, gravy, juice”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fig-sew (countable and uncountable, plural fig-sews)
  1. (dialectal, historical) Ale boiled with wheaten bread and figs, a common Good Friday dish. Tags: countable, dialectal, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fig-sew-en-noun-K8Z9~2eE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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