stirabout

[ stur-uh-bout ]

/ ˈstɜr əˌbaʊt /

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noun British.

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Origin of stirabout

First recorded in 1675–85; noun use of verb phrase stir about to stir up

Words nearby stirabout

stipulated, stipulation, stipule, stipuliform, stir, stirabout, stir-crazy, stir-fried, stir-fry, stirk, Stirling

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How to use stirabout in a sentence

Sometimes they are pounded when quite dry into a sort of meal, and with water added to them, are made into a kind of stirabout.
Popular Adventure Tales|Mayne Reid
In Derry porridge or stirabout always takes the plural: 'Have you dished them yet?'
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
I went and broke the sad news to Patsey Mike, who was mixing stirabout at the time.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, February 4, 1920|Various
Oatmeal porridge or stirabout was in very general use, especially for children.
A Reading Book in Irish History|P. W. Joyce

Thomas Granahan, the grandfather, is seated at fire place and has evidently just finished his stirabout.
The Turn of the Road|Rutherford Mayne

British Dictionary definitions for stirabout

stirabout

/ (ˈstɜːrəˌbaʊt) /

noun

a kind of porridge orginally made in Ireland

a bustling person

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