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Definition of Lobscouse
1. Noun. A stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors.
Definition of Lobscouse
1. n. A combination of meat with vegetables, bread, etc., usually stewed, sometimes baked; an olio.
Definition of Lobscouse
1. Noun. (nautical) A dish of meat stewed with vegetables and ship biscuit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lobscouse
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lobscouse
Literary usage of Lobscouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"lobscouse, sb. a dish consisting of hashed meat, cooked with potatoes and onions.
WAUGH. Aw'm partial to butcher's chips ; aw wish they wer'n ""S" ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1891)
""The lobscouse of Fourth and Seventh Days had then, as forty years afterwards
... The dish was also used for lobscouse twice a week, and rice pudding once a ..."
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