A Scottish or Northern English food consisting of oatmeal mixed with fat, butter, or whisky, similar to drammach; a portable energy food.
Related to drammach, from Scottish Gaelic dramach (raw oatmeal). The -ock ending is a diminutive or variant suffix in Scottish English.
Drammock and drammach are basically the same food with slightly different names in different regions—a perfect example of how Scottish English has multiple words for the same things, reflecting centuries of distinct culture. It's comfort food, survival food, and party food all in one.
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