brewis — fish and brewis (salt cod and hard bread (or hardtack) soaked in water overnight and then fried and garnished with salt pork and molasses in Newfoundland. Brewis is Middle English for bread soaked in drippings) … Dictionary of ichthyology
Brewis — This interesting surname is either of Norman or Anglo Saxon origin. If the former it is a locational name from Briouse in Orne, in Normandy which probably gets its name from a Gaulish word meaning muddy, or the Old French breuil marshy woodland.… … Surnames reference
brewis — /brooh is, broohz/, n. Newfoundland. 1. hard bread soaked in water and then boiled. 2. such bread, with pieces of fish added, served as a meal. [1520 30; earlier brewz, brewes, appar. b. bree broth, juice (ME bre, OE *breo, var. of briw; cf.… … Universalium
Brewis — bread soaked in roast drippings, broth, gravy, etc … Medieval glossary
brewis — ˈbrüz, ˈbrüə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English brewes, browes, from Old French broez, nominative singular & accusative plural of broet broth, dim of breu broth, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brod broth more at broth 1. dialect … Useful english dictionary
Anne Brewis — Lady Anne Brewis [ Obituary, The Times, Friday April 12th 2002.] , daughter of Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne, was an English botanist. As a child, Brewis had spent long holidays studying the orchids on Noar Hill [ In retirement,… … Wikipedia
Hansie Brewis — Johannes Daniël Brewis, plus connu comme Hansie Brewis, né le 15 juin 1920 à Oudtshoorn (Afrique du Sud), est un joueur de rugby à XV qui a joué avec l équipe d Afrique du Sud. Il évoluait au poste de demi de mêlée. Hansie Brewis est décédé le 9… … Wikipédia en Français
Fish and brewis — (pronounced like the word bruise ) [ [http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/azindex/pages/536.html Newfoundland Dictionary description] ] is a traditional Newfoundland meal consisting of codfish and hard bread or hard tack . With the abundance of… … Wikipedia
John Brewis — (Henry) John Beverley Brewis (8 April 1920 25 May 1989) was a British Conservative Party politician and barrister.He was Member of Parliament for Galloway from a 1959 by election until he stood down at the October 1974 general election, and also… … Wikipedia
fish and brewis — salt cod and hard bread (or hardtack) soaked in water overnight and then fried and garnished with salt pork and molasses in Newfoundland. Brewis is Middle English for bread soaked in drippings … Dictionary of ichthyology
