brosy

English

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Etymology

From the Doric dialect of North East Scotland, pertaining to brose (oatmeal mixed with boiling water).

Adjective

brosy (comparative more brosy, superlative most brosy)

  1. (Scotland) In the rural and farming circles, stout and strong; well-built; well fed with brose.
  2. Semi-liquid (like brose).
  3. Containing brose.

References

  • brosey, American Encyclopedic Dictionary, by Robert Hunter, John Alfred Williams, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1897.

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