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lobscouse

lobscouse

9.9
A thick stew of meat, vegetables, and dried bread that sailors eat at sea
  • noun
  • /ˈlɒbˌskaʊs/
  • Archaic
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  • On the old ship, lobscouse was a staple dish made with whatever ingredients were available.

Examples

  • The crew enjoyed a hearty lobscouse for dinner.

  • The sailors enjoyed a hearty meal of lobscouse after a long day at sea.

  • She recreated a traditional lobscouse recipe for the maritime festival.

  • Have you ever tasted lobscouse?

  • The sailors prepared a hearty lobscouse using canned vegetables and dried meat while out at sea.

  • After a long day of sailing, the crew enjoyed a warm bowl of lobscouse to recharge their energy.

  • Every evening, they gathered around to share stories over a pot of lobscouse simmering on the ship's stove.

Synonyms

lobscuse
vslobscouse
  • Archaic
9.9

A thick stew of meat and vegetables with hard bread eaten by sailors

has identical meaning but is a spelling variant
scouse
vslobscouse
  • UK
9.6

A thick meat and vegetable stew from Liverpool often eaten as a hot family meal

is the sailor dish eaten at sea rather than a Liverpool regional specialty

How Filling

lobscouse
  • Archaic
9.9
hearty stew
1 2.7
stew
110 1.0
soup
63 1.0
broth
76 1.0

Surface Forms

lobscouse singular
lobscouses plural

Etymology

Lobscouse comes from a northern European sailors' dish called Labskaus, and sailors brought the name into English where it was shortened to scouse. It originally meant a simple mixed 'stew' made from whatever food was on hand, so today lobscouse still means a hearty sailor's stew.