browst

English

Etymology

Back-formation of browster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaʊst/
• Rhymes: -aʊst

Noun

browst (plural browsts)

1. (chiefly Scotland) A brewage; a brew, especially a serving of beer.
   • 1895, James Inglis, The Humor of the Scot, page 227:

     […] meet alternately at each other's houses night after night, and sit simply soaking in the regularly recurring 'browsts,' till they were saturated and almost brimming over.

Further reading

• “browst, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

browst

1. inflection of browsen:
   1. second-person singular/plural present
   2. third-person singular present
   3. plural imperative

Scots

Noun

browst (plural browsts)

1. A brewing.