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Gruel vs Stirabout - What's the difference?

gruel | stirabout |

As nouns the difference between gruel and stirabout

is that gruel is a thin, watery porridge while stirabout is porridge.

As a verb gruel

is to exhaust; use up; disable.

gruel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin, watery porridge.

    • Related terms

    * groat, groats * grit, grits * grout

    Coordinate terms

    * oatmeal * porridge

    Verb

  • (transative) to exhaust; use up; disable

    • Derived terms

    * gruelling

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    stirabout

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Ireland) porridge
  • * James Joyce, The Dead
    • He's really an awful bother, what with green shades for Tom's eyes at night and making him do dumb-bells, and forcing Eva to eat the stirabout .
  • (Ireland) A commotion.