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adj
In rural and farming circles, stout and strong; well-built; well fed with brose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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adj
Semiliquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Containing brose.
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History
From brose + -y, from brose (“oatmeal mixed with boiling water”); from the Doric dialect of northeast Scotland.
