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brose

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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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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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