Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like brose; semifluid. [Scotch.]
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- adjective Scotland In the rural and farming circles,
stout andstrong ;well-built ; well fed withbrose . - adjective
Semi- liquid (likebrose ). - adjective Containing
brose .
Etymologies
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From the Doric dialect of North East Scotland, pertaining to brose (oatmeal mixed with boiling water).
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Examples
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"It's extr'ornar!" blurted the Provost (who was a man of brosy speech, large-mouthed and fat of utterance).
joanne commented on the word brosy
doused in porridge, aka brose.
BROSY BEFORE HOSY.
October 16, 2008