English Explanatory Dictionary

Athole brose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mixture of oatmeal brose, whisky and honey, traditionally drunk in Scotland.
  2. Synonym of cranachan.

Word forms

Athole brose Athol brose Atholl brose

Etymology

Legendarily, the Earl of Athole (variously spelled) incapacitated the rebel Lord of the Isles in 1475 by having these ingredients poured down his well.

Synonyms

cranachan
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