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lobscouse
[
lob
-skous
]
lob·scouse
/
ˈlɒb
skaʊs
/
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[
lob
-skous
]
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noun
a stew of meat, potatoes, onions, ship biscuit, etc.
Also,
lob·scourse
/
ˈlɒb
skɔrs
,
-skoʊrs
/
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[
lob
-skawrs
,
-skohrs
]
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.
Origin:
1700–10;
compare
loblolly
;
Norwegian
lapskaus,
Danish
labskovs,
German
labskaus
all ultimately <
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lobscouse
(ˈlɒbˌskaʊs)
—
n
a sailor's stew of meat, vegetables, and hardtack
[C18: perhaps from dialect
lob
to boil +
scouse,
broth; compare
loblolly
]
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