brose

[ brohz ]

nounScot.

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

Origin of brose

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

Other words from brose

brosy, adjective

Words Nearby brose

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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 added: See also Atholl brose

Origin of brose

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

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