Sowins

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [Written also {sowans}, and {sowins}.]


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sowins \Sow"ins\ (? or ?), n. pl.
     See {Sowens}.
     [1913 Webster] Sowl