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

At dinner, Dr Johnson ate several plate-fulls of Scotch broth, with barley and peas in it, and seemed very fond of the dish.

From The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell

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

From Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

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 Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

However, at the door she sufficiently shook off her mood to smile slightly at Dan: “I have had ‘lots of fun,’ and the Scotch broth was great!

From The Girl From His Town by Marie Van Vorst

"Thick, for masculine gender: Scotch broth, concession to prejudices of great nation."

From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang

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