lobscouse

[lob-skous]

noun

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

Nearby words

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

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Examples from the Web for lobscouse

A person who lives in a tower of porcelain and dines on pumpernickel and lobscouse.
The Roycroft Dictionary|Elbert Hubbard
I could live on lobscouse, or soap and bully, for a year, and thank God for getting more than I deserved.
Springhaven|R. D. Blackmore
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
Not to know the delights of a clambake, not to love chowder, to be ignorant of lobscouse!
The Cruise of the Dolphin|Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Lobscouse, master,” replied old Tom, “and not bad lining either.
Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for lobscouse

lobscouse

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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