brewis
Definition of brewis
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1 dialectal : broth or pottage; especially : broth in which beef has been boiled
2 dialectal : bread soaked in broth, drippings of roast meat, milk, or water and butter
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Origin and Etymology of brewis
Middle English brewes, browes, from Old French broez, nominative singular & accusative plural of broet broth, diminutive of breu broth, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brod broth
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