lobscouse

[ lob-skous ]

noun

1. a stew of meat, potatoes, onions, ship biscuit, etc.

lobscouse

/ ˈlɒbˌskaʊs /

noun

1. a sailor's stew of meat, vegetables, and hardtack

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobscouse¹

1700–10; loblolly; Norwegian lapskaus, Danish labskovs, German labskaus all ultimately < English

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobscouse¹

C18: perhaps from dialect lob to boil + scouse, broth; compare loblolly

Example Sentences

The English term "scouse" comes from the Swedish word lobscouse, a type of stew.

From BBC

The two port cities even share a local delicacy: Labskaus or lobscouse, a meat-based stew that used to be cooked on visiting ships.

From The Guardian

A person who lives in a tower of porcelain and dines on pumpernickel and lobscouse.

From Project Gutenberg

Not a taste of lobscouse will you lubbers get until you give up my hog.

From Project Gutenberg

Both on the voyage from Panama and also on the long route around Cape Horn, ship-captains often saved their good provisions for the California market, and fed their passengers on nauseous “lobscouse” and “dunderfunk.”

From Project Gutenberg