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lobscouse

(läb′sko̵us′)

noun

a traditional sailor's stew, originating in Germany, of meat, vegetables, and hardtack

Origin: lob (as in loblolly) + scouse < ?

See lobscouse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A sailor's stew made of meat, vegetables, and hardtack.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps dialectal lob, to bubble

Origin: + scouse, of unknown origin

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