lobscouse

lobscouse
/lob"skows/, n.
a stew of meat, potatoes, onions, ship biscuit, etc.
Also, lobscourse /lob"skawrs, -skohrs/.
[1700-10; cf. LOBLOLLY; Norw lapskaus, Dan labskovs, G labskaus all ult. < E]

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  • lobscouse — [läb′skous΄] n. [lob (as in LOBLOLLY) + scouse < ?] a traditional sailor s stew, originating in Germany, of meat, vegetables, and hardtack …   English World dictionary

  • lobscouse — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1706 a sailor s dish of stewed or baked meat with vegetables and hardtack …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lobscouse — noun A dish of meat stewed with vegetables and ship biscuit …   Wiktionary

  • lobscouse — Mawdesley Glossary potato hash. Similar to hotpot but cooked in a pan …   English dialects glossary

  • lobscouse — [ lɒbskaʊs] noun a stew formerly eaten by sailors, consisting of meat, vegetables, and ship s biscuit. Origin C18: of unknown origin; cf. Du. lapskous and Ger. Lapskaus …   English new terms dictionary

  • lobscouse — lob·scouse …   English syllables

  • lobscouse — lob•scouse [[t]ˈlɒb skaʊs[/t]] n. coo a sailor s stew of meat, potatoes, onions, hardtack, etc • Etymology: 1700–10; obscurely akin to loblolly …   From formal English to slang

  • lobscouse — /ˈlɒbskaʊs/ (say lobskows) noun Nautical a stew of meat, potatoes, onions, ship biscuit, etc. {compare Danish lapscous, Dutch lapskous. See loblolly} …  

  • lobscouse —  Stew of meat and vegetables …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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