释义 |
ˈwashbrew dial. [f. wash n. or v.] Oatmeal boiled to a stiff jelly.
1620Markham Farew. Husb. xv. 134 Of Oatemeale is made that meate which is called in the West, Washbrew. 1623― Eng. Housew. vi. 222 You shall not heare of any that euer did surfeite of this Wash-brew or Flammerie. 1837J. F. Palmer Mrs. Palmer's Dial. Devon. Dialect Gloss. 95 Wash-brew, flummery; oatmeal boiled in water till it acquires a gelatinous consistence. |