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
The barm is a combination of a malt and hop yeast, with a slow, scalded flour ferment.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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