dumpling

[Eng. dump (1), s., and dim in. suff. -ling.] Cookery : 1. A kind of pudding, composed of flour and water, and boiled, either with or without fruit in it. "Our honest neighbor's goose and dumplings were fine."-Goldsmith: Vicar of Wake field , ch. x. 2. A bannock made of oatmeal, boiled among kail or broth.