clabber

[ klab-er ]

noun

1. milk that has soured and thickened; curdled milk.

verb (used without object)

1. (of milk) to curdle; to become thick in souring.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clabber¹

1625–35; < Irish clabar short for bainne clabair bonnyclabber

Example Sentences

You'll be like Ethan here, who tells me 'bonny clabber' is perfectly splendid, and that he 'loves' Jerusha's Johnny-cake.

From Project Gutenberg

We have supper at five o'clock, but usually have a bowl of clabber or a glass of milk before going to bed.

From Project Gutenberg

May whiskey turn to clabber in his mouth, and every time he sneezes may he blister the soles of his feet.

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And she would quiet 95 me by digging out all the clabber with a little twig and feed it to the chickens.

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Slip is bonny-clabber without its acidity, and so delicate is its flavor that many persons like it just as well as ice cream.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• clot
• condense
• congeal
• curdle
• swell