Meaning of skillygalee | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of gruel made from oatmeal, oft-served historically in poorhouses, sailors' ships, etc.
   obsolete, uncountable
2. A thin broth generally prepared by soaking hardtack in water, and frying with pork fat/lard.
   obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“Breakfast was served at 8am and sometimes consisted of skillygalee, a sort of oatmeal gruel prepared in fatty water and which by the time of Trafalgar included butter and sugar.”

“Skillygalee was born of left-over pork grease and crackers too tough to bite and chew.”

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