单词 | stovies |
释义 | stoviesn. Scottish and northern dialect. With plural agreement. A dish of potatoes stewed in a pot; a potato stew. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > prepared vegetables and dishes > [noun] > prepared potatoes > potato stew stovies1894 1894 J. Inglis Oor Ain Folk iv. 40 One day there was a fine dish of ‘stoved taties’ for dinner... The lads would..have ‘the stovies’ finished before he had a chance to start. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words s.v Stavies, Stovies Hey! lass, is the stavies no ready yit? 1907 J. Colville in Ochtertyre House Bk. of Accomps 1737–9 258 Stovies, potatoes stewed fine with dripping or fat bacon, onions and spice, and served hot. 1939 M. Spring Rice Working-class Wives vi. 144 Her main dish is ‘stovies’ made with onions, potatoes and water; she never puts either dripping or meat into them. 1971 S. Walker Highland Cookbk. 77 Plain stovies are excellent with beef stew or mince..Put as many peeled and sliced potatoes as you need in a pot [etc.]. 1973 Courier & Advertiser (Dundee) 26 Feb. 7/1 A liquid gas portable stove..would have barely supported our stovie pot! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894 |
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