See Also: isocheim(medicine)
isocheim(dictionary)

stirabout (iou) and isocheim (iou)


stirabout (iou)



stirabout noun. L17.
[from STIR verb + ABOUT adverb.]
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.
fig. A bustle; a muddle; a busy bustling person. colloq. M19.

isocheim (iou)



isocheim noun. M19.
[from ISO- + Greek kheima winter weather.]
Physical Geography. A line (imaginary or on a map) connecting places having the same mean winter temperature; an isotherm of mean winter temperature.
iso'cheimal adjective & noun (of or pertaining to) an isocheim M19.