syllabub

[sil-uh-buhb]

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.

Origin of syllabub

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

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Examples from the Web for syllabub

Historical Examples of syllabub

Clean and wash some currants, and make them plump before the fire: then strew them over the syllabub, and it will be fit for use.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
There are three things that are not hurt by whipping—a top, a syllabub, and a cream.
The Comic Latin Grammar
Percival Leigh
Little tables with bowls of syllabub on them and cakes and fruit stood about.
Johnny Ludlow, Second Series
Mrs. Henry Wood
But there was an eggnog for us, and a cooled punch, and a syllabub and cakes.
The Little Red Foot
Robert W. Chambers
You never feel as if all your blood had been whipped to a syllabub.
My Little Sister
Elizabeth Robins

British Dictionary definitions for syllabub

syllabub

sillabub

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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