1.A species of food of a soft or moderately hard consistence, variously made, but often a compound of flour or meal, with milk and eggs, etc. "And solid pudding against empty praise."
2.Anything resembling, or of the softness and consistency of, pudding.
3.An intestine; especially, an intestine stuffed with meat, etc.; a sausage.
4.Any food or victuals. "Eat your pudding, slave, and hold your tongue."
Pudding time. (a)The time of dinner, pudding being formerly the dish first eaten. (Obs.)
(b)The nick of time; critical time. (Obs.) "Mars, that still protects the stout, In pudding time came to his aid."