stirabout noun. ['stǝ:rǝbaʊt] L17.
[from STIR verb + ABOUT adverb.]
1. a. Porridge made by stirring oatmeal in boiling water or milk. Orig. Anglo-Irish. L17.
b. A dish consisting of oatmeal fried in dripping. Chiefly dial. E19.

2. fig. A bustle; a muddle; a busy bustling person. colloq. M19.

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