Parameter mealy pith, associated usually with ‘sago’, the mealy pith of the sago palm, which is of value as a foodstuff, and much consumed in the Archipelago in localities where rice is not grown; in Malaya and Sumatra, where rice is preferred, (sago luck) is the lot of the second best, or of a lady’s “second string” [689f7b705a86cc50757437f9b1b60df8]