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stirabout
[ stur-uh-bout ]
stirabout
/ ˈstɜːrəˌbaʊt /
noun
- a kind of porridge orginally made in Ireland
- a bustling person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stirabout1
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Example Sentences
Sometimes they are pounded when quite dry into a sort of meal, and with water added to them, are made into a kind of stirabout.
In Derry porridge or stirabout always takes the plural: 'Have you dished them yet?'
I went and broke the sad news to Patsey Mike, who was mixing stirabout at the time.
Oatmeal porridge or stirabout was in very general use, especially for children.
Thomas Granahan, the grandfather, is seated at fire place and has evidently just finished his stirabout.
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