lobscouse
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lobscouse
1700–10; cf. loblolly; Norwegian lapskaus, Danish labskovs, German labskaus all ultimately < English
Example Sentences
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The English term "scouse" comes from the Swedish word lobscouse, a type of stew.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2024
In Liverpool he instantly identifies lobscouse, a stew originally eaten by Baltic sailors and eponymous with the city, while he uncovers the historical link between Wigan and pies.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2010
I will suppose that one of the hearers is a sailor, who would relish and appreciate a sausage or a lobscouse.
From Diary in America, Series One by Frederick Marryat
I could live on lobscouse, or soap and bully, for a year, and thank God for getting more than I deserved.
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Call yewrselves min," they said, "a sittin' hyar at yer lobscouse an' dawg biscuits, an' forty dallars a month jest waitin' t' be picked up?
From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by David W. Bone
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