marrowfat

English

Etymology

marrow +‎ fat

Noun

marrowfat (plural marrowfats)

1. A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.
   • 1842, Charles Mason Hovey, Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries, page 319:

     Peas are scarce; good marrowfats are in better demand.