clab|ber

clab|ber
clab|ber «KLAB uhr», noun, verb.
–n.
thick, sour milk; milk curdled naturally; bonnyclabber.
–v.t., v.i.
to thicken in souring; curdle, as milk does.
[< Irish or Scottish Gaelic clabar curds]

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  • bon|ny|clab|ber — «BON ee KLAB uhr», noun. 1. = clabber. (Cf. ↑clabber) 2. = cottage cheese. (Cf. ↑cottage cheese) ╂[< Irish, Scottish Gaelic bainne clabir milk of the dasher, clapper (unrecorded meaning)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • clab — bon·ny·clab·ber; clab·ber; …   English syllables

  • ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; …   English syllables

  • clabber — clab·ber …   English syllables

  • clabber — clab•ber [[t]ˈklæb ər[/t]] South Midland and Southern U.S. n. 1) dial. milk that has soured and thickened; curdled milk 2) dial. (of milk) to curdle; to become thick in souring • Etymology: 1625–35; < Ir clabar, short for bainne clabair… …   From formal English to slang

  • Bonnyclabber — Bon ny*clab ber, n. [Ir. bainne, baine, milk + clabar mud, mire.] Coagulated sour milk; loppered milk; curdled milk; sometimes called simply clabber. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clabber — Clab ber, n. [See {Bonnyclabber}] Milk curdled so as to become thick. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clabber — Clab ber, v. i. To become clabber; to lopper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bon — am·bon; am·bon·ite; ar·a·bon·ic; bon·aght; bon·ail·ie; bon·a·ven·ture; bon·a·vist; bon·bon; bon·bon; bon·bon·nière; bon·bon·nière; bon·dar; bon·dieu·se·rie; bon·do; bon·don; bon·duc; bon·er; bon·fire; bon·gar; bon·grace; bon·ham; bon·heur;… …   English syllables

  • bonnyclabber — bon·ny·clab·ber …   English syllables

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