The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sowens
Sowens \Sow"ens\ (? or ?), n. pl. [Scottish; cf. AS. se['a]w juice, glue, paste.] A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; -- called flummery in England.
Wiktionary
sowens
alt. A Scottish food made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; flummery. n. A Scottish food made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; flummery.
Usage examples of "sowens".
Next mornin' when we all went to take sowens from the keg for breakfast, there was nothin' left but dirty water!