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athole brose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
athole brose
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of oatmeal brose, whisky and honey, traditionally drunk in Scotland.

Uncountable

noun

Synonym of cranachan.

Uncountable

Etymology

Legendarily, the Earl of Athole (variously spelled) incapacitated the rebel Lord of the Isles in 1475 by having these ingredients poured down his well.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Athol brose (alternative) Atholl brose (alternative)

Synonyms

cranachan

Questions

What does athole brose mean?
A mixture of oatmeal brose, whisky and honey, traditionally drunk in Scotland.
Where does athole brose come from?
Legendarily, the Earl of Athole (variously spelled) incapacitated the rebel Lord of the Isles in 1475 by having these ingredients poured down his well.

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