The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sowins — Sow ins (? or ?), n. pl. See {Sowens}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flummery — Sowens Sow ens (? or ?), n. pl. [Scottish; cf. AS. se[ a]w juice, glue, paste.] A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; called {flummery} in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sowans — Sowens Sow ens (? or ?), n. pl. [Scottish; cf. AS. se[ a]w juice, glue, paste.] A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; called {flummery} in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sowens — Sow ens (? or ?), n. pl. [Scottish; cf. AS. se[ a]w juice, glue, paste.] A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; called {flummery} in England … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flummery — n. 1. Sowens, sowins or sowans, porridge (made of the dust of oatmeal). 2. Trash, frivolity, chaff, moonshine, trifling, froth, frippery, empty nonsense. 3. Flattery, adulation, blandishment, blarney, empty compliment … New dictionary of synonyms
sowens — n. pl. [Scotch.] [Written also Sowins, Sewings, and Sowans.] Porridge (made of the dust of oatmeal), flummery … New dictionary of synonyms
