Newburg

[ noo-burg, nyoo- ]

adjective

1. (of seafood) cooked with a cream sauce containing sherry:

   lobster Newburg.

Newburg

/ ˈnjuːbɜːɡ /

adjective

1. immediately postpositive (of shellfish, esp lobster) cooked in a rich sauce of butter, cream, sherry, and egg yolks

Word History and Origins

Origin of Newburg¹

1900–05, Americanism; after Newburgh, a fishing village in Scotland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Newburg¹

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

For years, I saw a vision of myself dropping my babies from the open window of our three-bedroom home in Newburg.

From The Daily Beast

Have the shells hot and then fill with oysters à la Newburg.

From Project Gutenberg

The next stop was Newburg, and just before we arrived the brakeman again warned us.

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Chicken croquettes or sweetbreads with peas, or lobster à la Newburg.

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Make this precisely the same as crabs Newburg, using one pint of boiled lobster meat.

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It was at Newburg that Washington was offered the title of King by the officers of the army, but declined it.

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