Definition of Brose

1. n. Pottage made by pouring some boiling liquid on meal (esp. oatmeal), and stirring it. It is called beef brose, water brose, etc., according to the name of the liquid (beef broth, hot water, etc.) used.

Definition of Brose

1. Proper noun. (diminutive=Ambrose male given name). ¹

2. Noun. (Scotland) Oatmeal mixed with boiling water. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brose

1. a porridge [n -S] - See also: porridge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brose

brooms
broomstaff
broomstaves
broomstick
broomsticks
broomweed
broomy
broons
broos
broose
brooses
bros
bros.
bros before hoes
bros before hos
brose
broses
brosey
brosy
brosy-faced
brotel
brotelness
broth
broth of a boy
broth of a man
brothel creeper
brothel creepers
brothel keeper
brotheler

Literary usage of Brose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"О ! give me spotless worth in one, Where faith all these unke, And she shall be my star, — my sun Of joy's eternal light'. KAIL-Brose O' AULD SCOTLAND. ..."

2. Scottish Song: Its Wealth, Wisdom, and Social Significance by John Stuart Blackie (1889)
"It was to the brose that they paid their re - gard. Oh, the kail ^ brose of auld Scot • land, And oh for the Scot-tish kail brose. When Fergus, the first of ..."

3. The Scottish Songs by Robert Chambers (1829)
"When Fergus, the first of our kings, I suppose, At the head of his nobles had vanquish'd our foes, Just before they began they'd been feasting on brose ; O ..."

4. Whistle-binkie: A Collection of Songs for the Social Circle by John Donald Carrick, Alexander Rodger, David Robertson (1890)
"O the kail brose, die. It has been our favourite dish all along, It our ladies ... OI the kail brose, die. While thus we can live, we dread no kind of foes— ..."

5. Unique Traditions Chiefly of the West and South of Scotland by John Gordon Barbour (1886)
"ORIGIN OF "ATHOLE Brose." ANY tourists from South Britain who have occasionally visited Dunkeld and its vicinity, must have heard of Athole Brose ; and some ..."

6. In Praise of Ale, Or, Songs, Ballads, Epigrams, & Anecdotes Relating to Beer by W. T. Marchant (1888)
"O, the kail-brose o' auld Scotland, And O, the Scottish kail-brose. When Fergus, the first of our kings, I suppose, At the head of his nobles had vanquished ..."

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