Chondrus crispus: so called in England because boiled with meal and potatoes and used as food for pigs.' name='description'> pig's-wrack - definition and meaning

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The Irish moss, Chondrus crispus: so called in England because boiled with meal and potatoes and used as food for pigs.

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