noun
Meaning 1
Sour or curdled milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
clabber
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/ˈklæb.ə(ɹ)/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -æbə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
Wet clay or mud.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 3
To sour or curdle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
raw milk that has soured and thickened
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dairy product
verb
Meaning 5
turn into curds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- curdled milk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: curdle, clot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change state, turn
History
Etymology
Shortening of bonny clabber, from Irish bainne clábar (“mud, thick milk for churning”) or a Scots Gaelic cognate thereof; the latter is probably related to láib (“dirt, mud, filth”).