Brunswick stew

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noun

(especially in Virginia, Maryland, etc.) a stew of rabbit or squirrel meat cooked with onions and other vegetables.

a similar dish made with chicken.

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Origin of Brunswick stew

First recorded in 1855–60; after Brunswick Co., Virginia, where it originated

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South Brunswick Charter School opened its doors this summer at a temporary site.
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Sometimes there'd be a whole flock of guys, and she'd give us a stew or a thick soup.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Brunswick only a small extent of land is used for tobacco growing, the same being situated near the town of Helmstadt.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
That was a coach with a yellow body, and about 1822 its name was altered to that of the “Star of Brunswick.”
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
"I think stew is much better the second day," observed Benny, eating hungrily.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
The girls lighted the fire and heated up the remainder of the stew and cut the bread.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
In New Brunswick the Carboniferous rocks occupy a large area, but the coal seams so far developed are thin and unimportant.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various