stirabout
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
English
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edit
]
Etymology
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edit
]
stir
+
about
Pronunciation
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edit
]
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈstɜːɹəˌbaʊt/
Noun
[
edit
]
stirabout
(
countable
and
uncountable
,
plural
stirabouts
)
(
Ireland
)
porridge
1914
,
James Joyce
, “The Dead”, in
Dubliners
:
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
.
(
Ireland
)
A
commotion
.
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