brewis

[ broo-is, brooz ]

/ ˈbru ɪs, bruz /

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noun Newfoundland.

hard bread soaked in water and then boiled.

such bread, with pieces of fish added, served as a meal.

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Origin of brewis

1520–30; earlier brewz, brewes, apparently blend of bree broth, juice (Middle English bre,Old English *brēo, variant of brīw;cf. brei) and browes,Middle English broys broth, soup <Old French broez (nominative), broet (accusative), equivalent to bro (<Old High German brodbroth) + -et-et

Words nearby brewis

Brewer's mole, brewer's yeast, brewery, brewhouse, brewing, brewis, brewmaster, brewpub, brewski, Brewster, Brewster chair

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How to use brewis in a sentence

O master, what a mess of brewis stands now upon the point of spoiling by your hastiness.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various
He resented the peculiarity of brewis in his particular case.
Every Man for Himself|Norman Duncan
The situation was a difficult one, and Mrs. Brewis-Craven did not master its difficulty.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells
Brewis is made of crusts and dry pieces of bread, soaked a good while in hot milk, mashed up, and eaten with salt.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale

Nokka brewis goo, honowin nudwag moonoo shugh kawmun menjeis.
The Wit of Women|Kate Sanborn

British Dictionary definitions for brewis

brewis

brevis (ˈbrɛvɪs)

/ (ˈbruːɪs) /

noun dialect, mainly Northern English, Canadian and US

bread soaked in broth, gravy, etc

thickened broth

(bruːz) Canadian a Newfoundland stew of cod or pork, hardtack, and potatoes

Word Origin for brewis

C16: from Old French broez, from broet, diminutive of breu broth

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