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Brose

Brose \Brose\, n. [CF. Gael. brothas. Cf. Brewis, Broth.] Pottage made by pouring some boiling liquid on meal (esp. oatmeal), and stirring it. It is called beef brose, water brose, etc., according to the name of the liquid (beef broth, hot water, etc.) used. [Scot.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
brose

1650s, Scottish, earlier browes, from Old French broez, nominative of broet (13c.) "stew, soup made from meat broth," diminutive of breu, from Medieval Latin brodium, from Old High German brod "broth" (see broth).

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brose

n. (context Scotland English) oatmeal mixed with boiling water.

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Brose

Brose is a Scots word for an uncooked form of porridge: oatmeal (and/or other meals) is mixed with boiling water and allowed to stand for a short time. It is eaten with salt and butter, milk or buttermilk. A version of brose is called crowdie, made with ground oats and cold water, though that term is more often used for a type of cheese.

In the 16th century, a mixture of oatmeal and water was carried by shepherds; brose resulted from the agitation of the mixture as they climbed the hills.

In addition to oats, brose could be made with barley meal, peasemeal, or a mixture of different meals. Other ingredients, such as nettle tops, kale, and swede may be added to the basic brose.

Atholl brose is an alcoholic drink containing brose.

Usage examples of "brose".

A waitress without being asked brought Brose a glass of citron presse which he despatched in a long smooth swallow.

Judith had informed him, at the Class Four home of a certain Brose Cashdan, an administrator of the intercontinental stat nexus.

I havenae broken bread for near upon ten hours, which will be worse for the breath than any brose in Scotland.

Atholl Brose is a lovely pudding of oatmeal, honey, cream, and whiskey.

Said, Tak hame a wee flow to your wife, To help to be brose to your supper.

Dickson had eaten his brose and caught the mare, and the two embarked in an ancient vehicle which must have carried goods as well as passengers, for it was floury with pease-meal and smelt strongly of wool and tar.

Zeebron Stell, with his hefty build, swarthy skin, short-cropped black hair and shaggy mustache, almost an inverse of Brose, brought them back on track.

Ever the able and resourceful organization man, Brose tabled the proposal for further consideration and appointed someone to form a subcommittee to look into it.

Duggan approached Brose privately in his office at the Executive Suites end of the Planetary Department.

Duggan had little doubt that Brose was saying similar things to Stell too, who was also a candidate for the slot.

The screening application that Brose made me put through was turned down.

Soon it was full of shepherds, come in to a supper of brose, cheese, milk and bannocks.

When the footman announced Lord Am brose and Sir Godfrey Toone, Sabina almost started out of her seat.

She smiled faintly as she touched the waxy blooms, and then continued about her tasks, still feeling uneasy although she was no longer sure whether that was because of the attempted robbery or Lord Am brose s unwelcome visit.

Even Lord Am brose entreated me to go to the country, and I am beginning to recognise the wisdom of his words.