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lobscouse

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lob·scouse  (lbskous)
n.
A sailor's stew made of meat, vegetables, and hardtack.

[Perhaps dialectal lob, to bubble + scouse, of unknown origin.]

lobscouse
Noun
a sailor's stew of meat, vegetables, and hardtack [perhaps dialect lob to boil + scouse broth]
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Noun1.lobscouse - a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors
stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables


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