a traditional sailor's stew, originating in Germany, of meat, vegetables, and hardtack
Origin of lobscouse
lob (as in loblolly) + scouse from uncertain or unknown; perhapslobscouse
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lobscouse
noun
A sailor's stew made of meat, vegetables, and hardtack.
Origin of lobscouse
Perhaps British dialectal (northeast England) lob to bubble scouse of unknown originTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(usually uncountable, plural lobscouses)
- (nautical) A dish of meat stewed with vegetables and ship biscuit.
Origin
From German Labskaus
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