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syllabub

[ sil-uh-buhb ]

noun

  1. a drink of milk or cream sweetened, flavored, and mixed with wine or cider.
  2. a dessert of beaten cream that is thickened with gelatin, sweetened, and flavored with wine or liquor.
  3. a glass or punch cup in which syllabub is served.


syllabub

/ ˈsɪləˌbʌb /

noun

  1. a spiced drink made of milk with rum, port, brandy, or wine, often hot
  2. a cold dessert made from milk or cream beaten with sugar, wine, and lemon juice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syllabub1

First recorded in 1530–40; earlier sollybubbe, sillabub, of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syllabub1

C16: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

The liquid part of the syllabub was sucked through a spout and the foam was eaten with a spoon.

From Salon

And, frankly, the erasure of butterscotch makes me feel old, as if I was a fossil pining for sarsaparilla, terrapin soup or syllabub.

So he held her very close, and shut his loving eyes, and only whispered, “I knew it was false, believe me, every single syllabub.”

Throughout, they pick and store nature's bounty, turning it into miniature pies and pastries, jellies and syllabubs.

From Nature

The whole place reminds one of numberless passages in the old dramatists, in which the citizens' wives are described in their garden-houses of Finsbury or Hogsden, sipping syllabub and talking fine on summer holidays.

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