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From Gaelic "slabhraidh", Manx slouree.
Noun
slowrie (plural not attested)
- (chiefly Isle of Man, also Scotland and Ireland) A chain or hook used for hanging a pot while cooking.
1894, Hall Caine, The Manxman:...a pot of potatoes in their jackets which swung from the slowrie, the hook over the fire.
1908, Sophia Morrison, Manx Cookery Book:Fill the three-legged pot 3/4 full of water and hang it on the slowrie.
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