scrowl

词形变化

scrowled scrowling scrowls 三单 scrowls scrowling 现在分词 scrowled 过去式 scrowled 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cook (pilchards) on a gridiron.

    及物

    The approved method of cooking them [pilchards], according to Mr. Howard Fox, "is to split and pepper, place one fish flat on another, backs outside, and roast on a gridiron." This is the process provincially termed "scrowling."

    If it wasn't for the smoothy pavement under my feet I could picture myself crawlin' home from work and mother scrowling pilchers fur my supper.

    Next day, the fish was 'scrowled' on a gridiron over the fire and eaten with 'mahogany', a powerful mixture of black treacle and gin, a favourite tipple of Cornish fishermen for keeping out the cold!