brosy

English

Alternative forms

• brosey

Etymology

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

Adjective

brosy (comparative more brosy, superlative most brosy)

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

Derived terms

• brosy-faced

References

• brosey, American Encyclopedic Dictionary, by Robert Hunter, John Alfred Williams, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1897.

Anagrams

• Borys