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crowdie noun a kind of soft cheese; cottage cheese: I'd sit there listening to them telling tales of the old days, me just a shy boy, not saying a word, getting a scone and my crowdie from Shaunas... ‘19-. etymology: Scots; attested by ED in TN note:

Interestingly, Grose and Egan (1823) defines crowdy as oatmeal and water, or milk; a mess much eaten in the north. This is in fact a definition of Scots brose.