sillabub

or sil·li·bub

[ sil-uh-buhb ]

/ ˈsɪl əˌbʌb /

noun

Nearby words

silky flycatcher, silky terrier, sill, sill, fort, silla kingdom, sillabub, sillanpää, sillanpää, frans eemil, sillcock, siller, sillery

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Examples from the Web for sillabub

Another such drink was sillabub, in one form made of cider with sugar, nutmeg, and cream added.
The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman

British Dictionary definitions for sillabub

sillabub

/ (ˈsɪləˌbʌb) /

noun

a variant spelling of syllabub

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Word Origin and History for sillabub

sillabub

also sillibub, syllabub, etc., 1530s, of unknown origin. Drink or dish of milk and wine or cider, often sweetened. Figurative sense of "floridly vapid prose" is from 1706.