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

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stirabout

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

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

So wan av the quanes brought him his bowl av stirabout an' thin he found fault wid it.

From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)

Dora, avillish, give him the could stirabout that's in the skillet, jist for his affection, the crathur.

From The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William