Sc. Also 8 brachan, brochin. [Gael. brochan porridge, gruel.] ‘Oatmeal boiled to a consistence somewhat thicker than gruel’ (Jamieson); thin porridge, drammock.
1700. King, Transactioneer, 53. The usual remedy is Giben drank upon Brochan.
1716. Martin, West. Isles, 12 (Jam.). They drank brochan plentifully, which is oat-meal and water boiled together.
1790. Pennant, Tour Scotl., 358. Their common food is Brochan, a thick meal-pudding with milk.
1860. Ramsay, Remin., iii. (ed. 18), 59. Breeks and brochan.
