syllabub

[ sil-uh-buhb ]

/ ˈsɪl əˌbʌb /

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noun

a drink of milk or cream sweetened, flavored, and mixed with wine or cider.

a dessert of beaten cream that is thickened with gelatin, sweetened, and flavored with wine or liquor.

a glass or punch cup in which syllabub is served.

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Origin of syllabub

First recorded in 1530–40; earlier sollybubbe, sillabub, of obscure origin

Words nearby syllabub

syllabize, syllable, syllable-timed, syllabogram, syllabography, syllabub, syllabus, syllepsis, syllogism, syllogist, syllogistic

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How to use syllabub in a sentence

A mere whipt-syllabub knowledge this, Jack, that always fails the person who trusts to it, when it should hold to do her service.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
You never feel as if all your blood had been whipped to a syllabub.
My Little Sister|Elizabeth Robins
Then pour it into your little Syllabub-glasses, and let them stand all night.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened|Kenelm Digby
Perhaps because syllabub and cream were the recognized dainties of the festival.
Miscellanea|Juliana Horatia Ewing

In Northumberland a ring used to be dropped into the syllabub and fished for with a ladle.
Miscellanea|Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for syllabub

syllabub

sillabub

/ (ˈsɪləˌbʌb) /

noun

a spiced drink made of milk with rum, port, brandy, or wine, often hot

British a cold dessert made from milk or cream beaten with sugar, wine, and lemon juice

Word Origin for syllabub

C16: of unknown origin

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