clabber

[ klab-er ]

/ ˈklæb ər /

South Midland and Southern U.S.

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noun

milk that has soured and thickened; curdled milk.

verb (used without object)

(of milk) to curdle; to become thick in souring.

Nearby words

ck., ckw., cl, cl., cla, clabber, clabber cheese, clabby-doo, clachan, clack, clack valve

Also clobber.

Origin of clabber

1625–35; < Irish clabar short for bainne clabair bonnyclabber

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.

Examples from the Web for clabber

Then put the article to soak in another pan of milk, letting it stand until the milk turns to clabber.
Fowler's Household Helps|A. L. Fowler
Simply cottage cheese left in a cool place until it grows soft and automatically changes its name from cottage to clabber.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
I 'member choppin' cotton on Clabber branch when I wus a little boy before de surrender.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
To have clabber in perfection, place in small glass dishes or bowls enough milk to make clabber for each person.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree

Let it alone until it turns to clabber, and if there is any water in it, it will appear between the cream and the clabber.
Health, Happiness, and Longevity|Louis Philippe McCarty