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Brewis

Noun:

1. A traditional Newfoundland dish consisting of cod or other salted fish and hardtack soaked in water or milk and then fried.

Example sentence: I can't wait to try the local specialty, brewis, when I visit Newfoundland.

Noun (Plural: brewises):

1. Stale or hard bread soaked in water or milk as a simple meal in olden days.

Example sentence: During tough times, people would make brewises by soaking stale bread in water to sustain themselves.

Verb (Infinitive: to brewis):

1. To soak bread or hardtack in water or milk before cooking or eating it.

Example sentence: The recipe calls for brewising the hardtack overnight before frying it in butter.

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