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brew·is 
[broo-is, brooz] Pronunciation Key
[broo-is, brooz] Pronunciation Key –noun Newfoundland.
| 1. | hard bread soaked in water and then boiled. |
| 2. | such bread, with pieces of fish added, served as a meal. |
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| brew·is
(brōō'ĭs, brōōz) Pronunciation Key
n. New England Bread soaked in liquid, usually milk, and eaten as a pudding or as a side dish with meat. [Middle English brewes, from Old French broez, pl. of broet, diminutive of breu, broth, from Vulgar Latin *brodum, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Brewis
Brew"is\, n. [OE. brewis, brouwys, browesse, brewet, OF. brouet, -s being the OF. ending of the nom. sing. and acc. pl.; dim. of OHG. brod. [root]93. See Broth, and cf. Brose.]1. Broth or pottage. [Obs.] Let them of their Bonner's "beef" and "broth" make what brewis they please for their credulous guests. --Bp. Hall. 2. Bread soaked in broth, drippings of roast meat, milk, or water and butter.
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