brosy
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
brose + -y, from brose (“oatmeal mixed with boiling water”); from the Doric dialect of northeast Scotland.
Adjective[edit]
brosy (comparative more brosy, superlative most brosy)
- (Scotland) In rural and farming circles, stout and strong; well-built; well fed with brose.
- Semiliquid.
- Containing brose.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- brosey, American Encyclopedic Dictionary, by Robert Hunter, John Alfred Williams, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1897.