clabber
[klab-er]South Midland and Southern U.S.
noun
milk that has soured and thickened; curdled milk.
verb (used without object)
(of milk) to curdle; to become thick in souring.
Also clobber.
Origin of clabber
Regional variation note
Clabber has many regional variations, including bonnyclabber and its variant bonnyclapper in the Northern and Midland U.S., thick milk in the Hudson River Valley and North Midland U.S., lobber and its variant lobbered milk in the Inland North, clobber in the South Midland and Southern U.S., and crud in some widely scattered areas.
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Related Words for clabber
clot, curdle, swell, congeal, condense, thicken, acerbate, turn, spoil, ferment, coagulate, acidulate, acidify, stiffen, enlarge, widen, buttress, reinforce, inspissate, jellyExamples from the Web for clabber
Historical Examples of clabber
Mix with buttermilk or clabber to the consistency of biscuit.
Housekeeping in Old VirginiaMarion Cabell Tyree
Buttermilk, clabber, fresh butter, disappeared in an instant.
MemoriesFannie A. (Mrs.) Beers
Then she took a tin cup full of clabber, poured a little syrup upon it, and ate it heartily.
Shapes that Haunt the DuskVarious
Ash cake was good wid poke salad and clabber or butter milk and best of all was sweet milk!
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2Works Projects Administration
We have supper at five o'clock, but usually have a bowl of clabber or a glass of milk before going to bed.
The American Country GirlMartha Foote Crow
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper