clabber
milk that has soured and thickened; curdled milk.
(of milk) to curdle; to become thick in souring.
Origin of clabber
1- Also clobber.
regional variation note For clabber
Words Nearby clabber
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How to use clabber in a sentence
You'll be like Ethan here, who tells me 'bonny clabber' is perfectly splendid, and that he 'loves' Jerusha's Johnny-cake.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsWe 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 Girl | Martha Foote CrowMay whiskey turn to clabber in his mouth, and every time he sneezes may he blister the soles of his feet.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryAnd she would quiet 95 me by digging out all the clabber with a little twig and feed it to the chickens.
The Annals of Ann | Kate Trimble SharberSlip is bonny-clabber without its acidity, and so delicate is its flavor that many persons like it just as well as ice cream.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) | Mrs. F.L. Gillette
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