See also Italian stufare, Portuguese estufar. And when he came to the chamber thereas stew prunes lady was, the doors of iron unlocked and unbolted.

And so Sir Launcelot went into the chamber that was as hot as any stew. 1681, John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel And rak’d, for converts, even the court and stews. 1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Sir James Mackintosh Because he was chaste, the precinct of his temple is filled with licensed stews. 1977, Gãmini Salgãdo, The Elizabethan Underworld, Folio Society, 2006, p.

1870, Charles Dickens, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Wordsworth Classics, 1998, p. 367: I noticed then that there was nothing to drink on the table but brandy, and nothing to eat but salted herrings, and a hot, sickly, highly peppered stew. A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating. 1958, T H White, chapter V, in The Once and Future King, New York, N. It was used as a stew, so that the inhabitants of the castle could have fish on Fridays, and for this reason the architects had been careful not to let the drains and sewers run into it. It was stocked with fish every year.

I’m going to stew some meat for the casserole. To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions. To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger. A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat. We want to know what he’s going to be saying on his airplane.

I don’t have the legs to dress up as a stew, doc. Besides, I never learned to do the tea ceremony, either. This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 03:24. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Beef stew is a cold weather essential.