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fish and brewis

fish and brewis noun: a traditional Newfoundland meal of codfish and hard bread or hardtack.

fish and brewis: a traditional Newfoundland meal of codfish and hard bread or hardtack
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Noun

fish and brewis (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Newfoundland meal of codfish and hard bread or hardtack.

Questions about fish and brewis

What does fish and brewis mean?
Fish and brewis means a traditional Newfoundland meal of codfish and hard bread or hardtack.
What part of speech is fish and brewis?
Fish and brewis is a noun.

Words near fish and brewis in the dictionary

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