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

Potatoes form a bulky article of food, and stirabout, unless very carefully made, used to swell after it was consumed.

From The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.

To saddle and mount, first folding up the cloaks, stirabout and all, and throwing them over the pommels, was the work of a moment.

From The Baron's Sons by J?kai, M?r

Thomas Granahan, the grandfather, is seated at fire place and has evidently just finished his stirabout.

From The Turn of the Road A Play in Two Scenes and an Epilogue by Mayne, Rutherford