brewis

American  

[broo-is, brooz] / ˈbru ɪs, bruz /

noun

Newfoundland.

1. hard bread soaked in water and then boiled.

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

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brewis British  

/ ˈbruːɪs, ˈbrɛvɪs /

noun

1. bread soaked in broth, gravy, etc

2. thickened broth

3. a Newfoundland stew of cod or pork, hardtack, and potatoes

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Etymology

Origin of brewis

First recorded in 1520–30; earlier brewz, brewes, apparently blend of bree “broth, juice” ( Middle English bre, unattested Old English brēo, variant of brīw; cf. brei) and browes, Middle English broys “broth, soup,” Old French broez (nominative), broet (accusative), equivalent to bro (from Old High German brod broth ) + -et -et

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Example Sentences

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brewis

Spread those that are not eaten, and let them dry, to be pounded for puddings, or soaked for brewis.

From The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Francis Child

Then to suppress the dew and bad air, he breakfasted on fair fried tripe, fair grilled meats, fair hams, fair hashed capon, and store of sipped brewis.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I by Henry Cabot Lodge

In an early letter to you I recall judging harshly a concoction called "brewis."

From Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

Thou likest best monastical brewis, the prime, the flower of the pot.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Peter Anthony Motteux

But he is to be forgiven, surely; for he wished most earnestly that he might eat brewis and live—just as you and I might have done.

From Every Man for Himself by Norman Duncan

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