Middle English Dictionary Entry
tavorsai n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tavorsai n. |
| Etymology | Origin unknown; ?cp. Scot. taiver 'rag, shred', in phrase: 'boiled to taivers'. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cook. A spicy stew of cod's head and liver.
Associated quotations
- a1500 Ld.Cook.Recipes (LdMisc 553)114 : Tauorsay: Nym ye hed of ye codlyng & ye liuere, & pike out ye bones. Cast therto goud poudre of piper & gyngiuer, and gif forth.