stirabout

English

Etymology

stir +‎ about

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɜːɹəˌbaʊt/

Noun

stirabout (countable and uncountable, plural stirabouts)

(Ireland) porridge
- James Joyce, The Dead
  He's really an awful bother, what with green shades for Tom's eyes at night and making him do dumb-bells, and forcing Eva to eat the stirabout.
(Ireland) A commotion.

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