lobscouse

[ lob-skous ]

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

Origin of lobscouse

1
1700–10; cf. loblolly; Norwegian lapskaus,Danish labskovs,German labskaus all ultimately <English
  • Also lob·scourse [lob-skawrs, -skohrs]. /ˈlɒb skɔrs, -skoʊrs/.

Words Nearby lobscouse

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

Origin of lobscouse

1
C18: perhaps from dialect lob to boil + scouse, broth; compare loblolly

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