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pease (root: pea)
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pease, n.pl. archaic peas.
Idiom
pease-pudding boiled split peas (served esp. with boiled ham).
Etymology
OE pise pea, pl. pisan, f. LL pisa f. L pisum f. Gk pison: cf. PEA
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