| 单词 |
lobscouse |
| 释义 |
lobscouse Naut. and dial.|ˈlɒbskaʊs|
Also 8–9 lobscourse, 9 lobskous, -scouce, lap's course.
[Of obscure origin: cf. loblolly. (scouse is now used in the same sense.)]
A sailor's dish consisting of meat stewed with vegetables and ship's biscuit, or the like.
1706[E. Ward] Wooden World Diss. (1708) 83 He has sent the Fellow.. to the Devil, that first invented Lobscouse. 1751Smollett Per. Pic. (1779) I. ix. 76 A mess of that savoury composition known by the name of lob's course. 1823J. F. Cooper Pioneers v. (1869) 22/1 He acquired the art of making lobskous. 1835Marryat Jac. Faithf. xi, Prepares to revel upon Lobscouse. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Lap's Course, one of the oldest and most savoury of the regular forecastle dishes. 1894F. F. Moore Journalist's Note Bk. 146 Something like a glorified Irish stew, or perhaps what yachtsmen call ‘lobscouce’.
Hence lobscouser |ˈlɒbskaʊsə(r)|, a sailor, tar.
1888Clark Russell Marooned (1890) 18 Plain ginger⁓haired British lobscousers. |
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