brewis

[ broo-is, brooz ]

/ ˈbru ɪs, bruz /

noun Newfoundland.

hard bread soaked in water and then boiled.

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

Nearby words

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

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 brod broth) + -et -et

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Examples from the Web for brewis

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
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
Spread those that are not eaten, and let them dry, to be pounded for puddings, or soaked for brewis.
The American Frugal Housewife|Lydia M. Child
Nokka brewis goo, honowin nudwag moonoo shugh kawmun menjeis.
The Wit of Women|Kate Sanborn

He resented the peculiarity of brewis in his particular case.
Every Man for Himself|Norman Duncan

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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