Atholl brose

/ (ˈæθəl) /

Save This Word!

noun

Scot a mixture of whisky and honey left to ferment before consumption

QUIZZES

QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!

Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!

Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

it's

its

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Word Origin for Atholl brose

C19: after Atholl, a district of central Scotland

Words nearby Atholl brose

athletics, athletic shoe, athletic support, athodyd, Athol, Atholl brose, at-home, -athon, athonite, Athos, athrepsia

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example sentences from the Web for Atholl brose

Gin I had a bonny wee dog I'd gie 'im ma ain brose, an' cuddle 'im, an' he couldna gang awa'.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
But Brose's fell as falls the barometer in the centre of a cyclone.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904|Various
Mr. Brose saw him, and was on his tracks like a fish-hawk on a herring-gull.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904|Various
We can dispense with Mr. Potts's services for the time, eh, Mr. Brose?
The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904|Various

He wore trews of a tartan which Mr. Lovel, trained in such matters, recognised as that of the house of Atholl.
The Path of the King|John Buchan

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY