brosy

English

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Etymology

brose +‎ -y, from brose (“oatmeal mixed with boiling water”); from the Doric dialect of northeast Scotland.

Adjective

brosy (comparative more brosy, superlative most brosy)

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

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

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