barm
Americannoun
noun
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the yeasty froth on fermenting malt liquors
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an archaic or dialect word for yeast
Etymology
Origin of barm
before 1000; Middle English berme, Old English beorma; cognate with Frisian berme, German Bärme, Swedish bärme; akin to ferment
Example Sentences
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The post included a comment from the shop about what happens "when your customers are literally flying in for your roast beef in caramelised onion gravy barms".
From BBC
I love barm brack, a fruity Irish quick bread that usually shows up around Halloween and again for New Year's.
From Salon
It’s like eating a meat and potato pie, or ordering a barm cake, or seeing an old man wearing a flat cap while drinking a pint of mild.
From The Guardian
The line between zane, apparently not allowed, and barm, apparently allowed, is blurry.
From The Guardian
I reject both the chip barm and any attempt to serve a “posh” chip butty.
From The Guardian
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