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scouse
[ skous ]
/ skaʊs /
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noun British Nautical.
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
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Origin of scouse
First recorded in 1830–40; short for lobscouse
Words nearby scouse
scourer, scourge, scouring pad, scouring rush, scourings, scouse, scout, scout car, scoutcraft, scouter, scouth
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British Dictionary definitions for scouse (1 of 2)
scouse
/ (skaʊs) /
noun
Liverpool dialect a stew made from left-over meat
Word Origin for scouse
C19: shortened from lobscouse
British Dictionary definitions for scouse (2 of 2)
Scouse
/ (skaʊs) British informal /
noun
Also called: Scouser a person who lives in or comes from Liverpool
the dialect spoken by such a person
adjective
of or from Liverpool; Liverpudlian
Word Origin for Scouse
C20: from scouse
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