dial. [f. WASH sb. or v.] Oatmeal boiled to a stiff jelly.
1620. Markham, Farew. Husb., XV. 134. Of Oatmeale is made that meate which is called in the West, Washbrew. Ibid. (1623), Eng. Housew., vi. 222. You shall not heare of any that euer did surfeite of this Wash-brew or Flammerie.
1837. J. F. Palmer, Mrs. Palmer’s Dial. Devon. Dialect, Gloss., 95. Wash-brew, flummery; oatmeal boiled in water till it acquires a gelatinous consistence.
