graveyard stew
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of graveyard stew
Apparently so called because it was served to sick people
Example Sentences
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Too tired to fuss with supper, I ate a bowl of graveyard stew, breaking up chunks of bread and covering them with warm milk and molasses.
From Literature
During that time, I kept bathing the girls, forcing tea or water or graveyard stew into them.
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