Newburg

American

[noo-burg, nyoo-] / ˈnu bɜrg, ˈnju- /

adjective

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

lobster Newburg.

Newburg British

/ ˈnjuːbɜːɡ /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of Newburg

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

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The crash killed 22-year-old instructor Michele Cavallotti and 20-year-old student pilot Barrett Bevacqua, Newburg officials said Wednesday.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

David Hruda of Newburg, Md., said that if the portrait is set in a good frame, it can be turned into a mirror.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2023

Fire departments that are loaning equipment are Antler, a grass-fire unit; Newburg, a combination pumper/tanker; Tolley, a combination tanker/grass-fire unit and extrication gear; Upham, a four-wheel drive grass-fire truck; and Tioga, extrication gear.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 2021

Pretty much all of this is bunk, starting with the 80 percent figure, as James Newburg, a University of Michigan grad student, explained in a Twitter thread.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2018

Loretta guides Annabelle out of town on Newburg Road, which has beautiful grassy banks with white houses tucked down long driveways.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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