Maconochie

See also: maconochie

English

Etymology

After the Maconochie company in Aberdeen that produced it.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈkɒnəki/, /məˈkɒnəxi/

Noun

Maconochie (uncountable)

1. (historical) A tinned stew of sliced turnips, carrots, and potatoes in a thin broth, a widely-used food ration for British soldiers in front-line trenches during World War I.
   • 1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 262:

     Dottrell said the toasted cheese wasn't too bad, and ‘There's worse things in the world than half-warmed Maconochie,’ he remarked.

   • 1975, Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory, OUP, published 2013, page 53:

     The troops seemed to like the Maconochie best, but the Germans favored the British corned beef, seldom returning from a raid on the British lines without taking back as much as they could carry.