SCOUSE

lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse

(noun) a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scouse (countable and uncountable, plural scouses)

A stew associated with the Liverpool area, usually containing (at least) meat, onions, carrots and potatoes.

Anagrams

• couses, souces

Etymology

Adjective

Scouse (not comparable)

(colloquial) Liverpudlian.

Noun

Scouse (uncountable)

The accent and dialect of Liverpool or Merseyside.

Anagrams

• couses, souces

Source: Wiktionary


Scouse, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A sailor's dish. Bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. See Lobscouse. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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