drammock
[ dram-uhk ]
/ ˈdræm ək /
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noun Chiefly Scot.
an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
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Origin of drammock
1555–65; compare Scots Gaelic dramag foul mixture
Words nearby drammock
dramaturgy, Drambuie, dramedy, dram glass, Drammen, drammock, dram. pers., dramshop, Drancy, drang, drangway
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Example sentences from the Web for drammock
Above all was it a hard task for men who had been starving on a half-meal drammock for two or three days.
John Splendid|Neil Munro