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.

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Also clobber.

Origin of clabber

1625–35; <Irish clabar short for bainne clabairbonnyclabber

regional variations of clabber

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.

Words nearby clabber

CJD, ck., ckw., cl, CLA, clabber, clabber cheese, clabby-doo, clachan, clack, clacker

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 Robins
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 Girl|Martha Foote Crow
May whiskey turn to clabber in his mouth, and every time he sneezes may he blister the soles of his feet.
Sixes and Sevens|O. Henry
And 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 Sharber

Slip 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