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▪ I. brose|brəʊz|
[mod.Sc. form of earlier browes, browis, OFr. broez. Often treated as a plural, like porridge, broth, etc.; in this case partly at least from the sound of final -s (-z).]
A dish made by pouring boiling water (or milk) on oatmeal (or oat-cake) seasoned with salt and butter. Hence brose-meal, brose-time, etc.
1657S. Colvil Whigs Supplic. (1751) 21 A bag which kept his meal for brose. 1792Burns Deuk's dang o'er, &c. ii, I've seen the day ye butter'd my brose. 1816Scott Old Mort. xxi, ‘Whiles—at brose-time’, answered the..damsel. 1828― F.M. Perth xvi, The citizens had gorged themselves upon pancakes fried in lard, and brose, or brewis. 1829Cunningham Magic Bridle, Annivers. 137 His favourite spring was brose and butter.
b. pease brose: a similar preparation of peasemeal. Athole brose: a mixture of whiskey and honey.
1818Scott Hrt. Midl. xlviii, His morning draught of Athole brose. a1840Neil Gow's Farew., For e'er since he wore the tartan hose He dearly liket Athole brose.
▪ II. brose
obs. form of bruise. |