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 "pie barm" might look odd to outsiders, but Wigan locals love the ultra-portable snack.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2018
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 • Dec. 15, 2015
The line between zane, apparently not allowed, and barm, apparently allowed, is blurry.
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2015
BST14:38 The line between zane, apparently not allowed, and barm, apparently allowed, is blurry.
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2015
Boil all these till it be so strong as will bear an Egg, and not sink; when it is milk warm, work it up with barm, during twenty four hours, and then barrel it up.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne
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