First Known Use: 1515
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brose
noun \ˈbrōz\
Definition of BROSE
: a chiefly Scottish dish made with a boiling liquid and meal
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Origin of BROSE
perhaps alteration of Scots bruis broth, from Middle English brewes, from Anglo-French broués, plural of bruet, broué broth, mash, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brod broth
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