chowder

chowder n I. 991 chowder 3. The same as _Chowder-bee (q.v.). My head sings and simmerslike a pot of _chowder._ - Smollett: _L. Greaves_, ch. xvii. (Davies.) II. _Med_.: An antiscorbutic used in the Newfoundland station. (_Crabb_.) chowder-beer, _s_. A kind of beer made from spruce boiled in water, w...

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Summary:chowder n I. 991 chowder 3. The same as _Chowder-bee (q.v.). My head sings and simmerslike a pot of _chowder._ - Smollett: _L. Greaves_, ch. xvii. (Davies.) II. _Med_.: An antiscorbutic used in the Newfoundland station. (_Crabb_.) chowder-beer, _s_. A kind of beer made from spruce boiled in water, with which molasses is mixed. [ where these material were discovered is not known. Sept, 2005 Used I Used I Not used SPRUCE BEER, chowder beer, chouder beer Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 26 Jun 2015