noun
- Plural of drammock; a drink made from oatmeal and water, or a mixture of oatmeal and other ingredients, traditionally consumed in Scotland and Northern England.
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English; archaic or dialectal; also spelled dramock or dromack
Examples
- The farmworkers drank drammocks for breakfast to sustain them through the day.
- In old Scottish households, drammocks were a common and economical meal.
- The recipe for drammocks varied by region, sometimes including honey or milk.
- Historical records mention drammocks as a staple food for laborers in the Highlands.