Definition of stew

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Stew (v. t.) A brothel; -- usually in the plural.

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Autoclave :: Autoclave (n.) A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.
Stewartry :: Stewartry (n.) The office of a steward; stewardship.
Ragout :: Ragout (n.) A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton..
Stoak :: Stives (n. pl.) Stews; a brothel.
#NAME? :: -ship (n.) A suffix denoting state, office, dignity, profession, or art; as in lordship, friendship, chancellorship, stewardship, horsemanship..
Copyhold :: Copyhold (n.) A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lord's court..
Provisor :: Provisor (n.) The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious house..
Stew :: Stew (v. t.) A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons..
Jug :: "Jug (v. t.) To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare..
Seneschal :: Seneschal (n.) An officer in the houses of princes and dignitaries, in the Middle Ages, who had the superintendence of feasts and domestic ceremonies; a steward. Sometimes the seneschal had the dispensing of justice, and was given high military commands..
Braise :: Braise (v. t.) To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.
Piepowder :: Piepowder (n.) An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge..
Wasteweir :: Wasteweir (n.) An overfall, or weir, for the escape, or overflow, of superfluous water from a canal, reservoir, pond, or the like..
Steward :: Stew (v. t.) A state of agitating excitement; a state of worry; confusion; as, to be in a stew..
Steward :: Steward (n.) In some colleges, an officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students..
Steward :: Steward (n.) In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands..
Salmis :: Salmis (n.) A ragout of partly roasted game stewed with sauce, wine, bread, and condiments suited to provoke appetite..
Apple Pie :: Apple pie () A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar.
Stey :: Stewpot (n.) A pot used for stewing.
Major-domo :: Major-domo (n.) A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer..
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