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Webster 1913 Edition

Stirabout

Stir′a-boutˊ

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Noun.
A dish formed of oatmeal boiled in water to a certain consistency and frequently stirred, or of oatmeal and dripping mixed together and stirred about in a pan; a hasty pudding.

Definition 2024

stirabout

stirabout

English

Noun

stirabout ‎(plural stirabouts)

  1. (Ireland) porridge
    • James Joyce, The Dead
      He's really an awful bother, what with green shades for Tom's eyes at night and making him do dumb-bells, and forcing Eva to eat the stirabout.
  2. (Ireland) A commotion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɜːrəˌbaʊt/

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