brose

American  

[brohz] / broʊz /

noun

Scot.

1. a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.

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brose British  

/ brəʊz /

noun

1. oatmeal or pease porridge, sometimes with butter or fat added See also Atholl brose

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Other Word Forms

• brosy
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of brose

1400–50; late Middle English broys < Old French broez; see brewis

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Example Sentences

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brose

He bought some and then later, as he choked down every drop, He learned a brose by any name is still a bag of slop!

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022

“It’s brose; just let it sop While you’re hiking; it’ll mix and you can eat it when you stop.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022

Sandie ate his brose in silence, then took his departure.

From Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Gordon Stables

But a new-made wife, fu’ o’ rippish freaks, Fond o’ a things feat for the five first weeks, Laid a mouldy pair o her ain man’s breeks By the brose o’ Aiken-drum.

From Spare Hours by John Brown

Lard, my wife, Sweetly smiles Across the brose.

From Ancient Irish Poetry by Various

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