stirabout

American  

[stur-uh-bout] / ˈstɜr əˌbaʊt /

noun

British.

1. porridge.

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stirabout British  

/ ˈstɜːrəˌbaʊt /

noun

1. a kind of porridge orginally made in Ireland

2. a bustling person

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Etymology

Origin of stirabout

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

Example Sentences

At twelve o’clock it gets dinner, composed of a tin of coarse Indian meal stirabout, and at half-past five it gets a piece of dry bread and a tin of water for its supper.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018

We’d have a dollop of stirabout each and enough flour for a tiny loaf of bread that would last us for days.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

The farmer asked him into another room, where he saw the farmer’s family making their meal of stirabout and milk and potatoes.

From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry

But you'll forgive a body as has been these two days in a stirabout.

From Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

“Oh, think o’ the iligant stirabout that’ll be spylte intirely.”

From The Irish Fairy Book by Various