A Doric A-Z: P revisited

Doric, the dialect spoken in the North-East of Scotland is rich in words and phrases associated with the land and the sea. I so much enjoyed my recent journey through the Doric dictionary that I plan to revisit it on an irregular and random basis.

PUDDOCK or PUDDICK or PODDOC or PODOCK: A frog, or toad
PUDDOCK'S CRUDDLE: Frogspawn

Puddock's eggs is a widely used nick-name for Tapioca pudding, as is birdie's eenies, birds' eyes.