English Explanatory Dictionary

brosy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In rural and farming circles, stout and strong; well-built; well fed with brose.
  2. Semiliquid.
  3. Containing brose.

Word forms

brosy more brosy most brosy brosey

Etymology

From brose + -y, from brose (“oatmeal mixed with boiling water”); from the Doric dialect of northeast Scotland.

Derived words

brosy-faced
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