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Sowens
Pronunciation : Sow"ens ( or )
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Scottish; cf. AS. se?w juice, glue, paste.]
Definition : Defn: 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.]
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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