brose

[ brohz ]

/ broʊz /

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noun Scot.

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

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Origin of brose

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

OTHER WORDS FROM brose

brosy, adjective

Words nearby brose

broomstick, broomstick skirt, broomy, Broonzy, bros., brose, Brossard, bro talk, broth, brothel, brother

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How to use brose in a sentence

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

Even as I stood there, the old witch bent down and laid the dish before the wolf that he might finish the brose.
The Thirsty Sword|Robert Leighton

British Dictionary definitions for brose

brose

/ (brəʊz) /

noun

Scot oatmeal or pease porridge, sometimes with butter or fat addedSee also Atholl brose

Word Origin for brose

C13 broys, from Old French broez, from breu broth, of Germanic origin

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