lobscouse

[ lob-skous ]

/ ˈlɒb skaʊs /

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noun

a stew of meat, potatoes, onions, ship biscuit, etc.

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Also lob·scourse

[lob-skawrs, -skohrs]. /ˈlɒb skɔrs, -skoʊrs/.

Origin of lobscouse

1700–10; cf. loblolly; Norwegian lapskaus,Danish labskovs,German labskaus all ultimately <English

Words nearby lobscouse

lobopodium, lobose, lobotomize, lobotomized, lobotomy, lobscouse, lobster, lobsterback, lobster-claw deformity, lobstering, lobsterman

How to use lobscouse in a sentence

The object was seated at the dinner-table contending with her lobscouse, and did not feel his presence near.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile
The monkeys when fat were fine, and tasted so good I should have been willing to exchange a dish of lobscouse for a monkey.
The Land of the Long Night|Paul du Chaillu
It was what the sailors called lobscouse, a sort of pudding made of ship biscuits, liver, and fish.
The Land of the Long Night|Paul du Chaillu
Lobscouse, master,” replied old Tom, “and not bad lining either.
Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat

They love their music as they love their lobscouse, hot and strong and plenty.
The Orange Girl|Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for lobscouse

lobscouse

/ (ˈlɒbˌskaʊs) /

noun

a sailor's stew of meat, vegetables, and hardtack

Word Origin for lobscouse

C18: perhaps from dialect lob to boil + scouse, broth; compare loblolly

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