·noun A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water; food of the porridge kind.
Oatmeal and water, or milk; a mess much eaten in the north. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
oatmeal, scalded with water, and mixed up into a paste. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A jeering appellation for a north country seaman, particularly a collier; Jock being a common name, ...