Scotch broth

American  

noun

1. a thick soup prepared from mutton, vegetables, and barley.

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Scotch broth British  

noun

1. a thick soup made from mutton, lamb, or beef stock, vegetables, and pearl barley

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Etymology

Origin of Scotch broth

First recorded in 1825–35

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Scotch broth

That girl is back here with a slick young fellow, and he's the pepper in a certain mess of Scotch broth that has been heated up all over again, if I'm any guesser.

From All-Wool Morrison by Day, Holman

He was, however, good-tempered enough to praise the dinner, and to say "Scotch broth and good Scotch collops were pleasant changes from the roast beef of old England, her Yorkshire pudding and cherry pies."

From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Those who prefer Scotch broth well peppered to Butter-Scotch, should read Our Journey to the Hebrides, by Mr. and Mrs. Pennell.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

During the meal the hostess asked: "Dr. Johnson, what do you think of our Scotch broth?"

From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas

"Capital Scotch broth, my dear," said Sir Pitt, "though they call it by a French name."

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace