BONNYCLABBER

Etymology

Noun

bonnyclabber (uncountable)

(Scotland and US dialects) Sour, soured, fermented or curdled milk; acidophilus milk.

Source: Wiktionary


Bon"ny*clab`ber, n. Etym: [Ir. bainne, baine, milk + clabar mud, mire.]

Definition: Coagulated sour milk; loppered milk; curdled milk; -- sometimes called simply clabber. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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