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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.

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  1. n. pl. 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.
  2. 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.]
  3. A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made fromthe husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which commonstarch is made; -- called flummery in England. [Written also sowans,and sowins.]
  4. n. pl. 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.