scouse

[ skous ]

/ skaʊs /

noun British Nautical.

a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.

Nearby words

scourer, scourge, scouring pad, scouring rush, scourings, scouse, scout, scout car, scout leader, scoutcraft, scouter

Origin of scouse

First recorded in 1830–40; short for lobscouse

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Examples from the Web for scouse

Better all lay in a good foundation of scouse and sody biscuit.
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas|Grace Brooks Hill
Even a scouse of mouldy biscuit met the approval of Loolowcan.
Mount Rainier|Various
For the noon meal we had only one dish, which was "scouse," a mixture of meat and potatoes, thoroughly boiled in water.
Wanderlust|Robert R. (Robert Rice) Reynolds
At supper we had a cup of coffee to finish the quarter-ration of food, which was made into a scouse as before.
The Last Cruise of the Saginaw|George H. Read

We called the captain, and requested him to inspect the pan of scouse.
Round Cape Horn|Joseph Lamson

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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Word Origin and History for scouse

scouse

1840, short for lobscouse "a sailor's stew made of meat, vegetables, and hardtack," of uncertain origin (cf. loblolly); transferred sense of "native or inhabitant of Liverpool" (where the stew is a characteristic dish) is recorded from 1945. In reference to the regional dialect, from 1963. Related: Scouser (1959).