"porridge-stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: porridge-sticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} porridge-stick (plural porridge-sticks)
  1. A wooden stick used to stir porridge when cooking. Synonyms: spurtle
    Sense id: en-porridge-stick-en-noun---tIRh0t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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