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Definition of "brewis" [brew•is]

  • New England Bread soaked in liquid, usually milk, and eaten as a pudding or as a side dish with meat. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "brewis" in a sentence
  • "I found the poor men on board almost in a tumult to get the victuals out of the boiler before it was ready; but my mate observed his orders, and kept a good guard at the cook-room door, and the man he placed there, after using all possible persuasion to have patience, kept them off by force; however, he caused some biscuit-cakes to be dipped in the pot, and softened with the liquor of the meat, which they called brewis, and gave them every one some to stay their stomachs, and told them it was for their own safety that he was obliged to give them but little at a time."
  • "That is called a brewis, my dear; suppose we give it to our pampered family here some day, and see what they say."
  • "I have had my first, and I may add my last, experience of "brewis," an indeterminate concoction much in favour as an article of diet on this coast."