syllabub

[ sil-uh-buhb ]

/ ˈsɪl əˌbʌb /

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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of syllabub

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

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Examples from the Web for syllabub

Perhaps because syllabub and cream were the recognized dainties of the festival.
Miscellanea|Juliana Horatia Ewing
There are three things that are not hurt by whipping—a top, a syllabub, and a cream.
The Comic Latin Grammar|Percival Leigh
You never feel as if all your blood had been whipped to a syllabub.
My Little Sister|Elizabeth Robins
This Syrup is very quick of the fruit, and very weak of Sugar; and therefore makes the Syllabub exceeding well tasted.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened|Kenelm Digby

They had two soup-tureens full of syllabub, plum cake, and pine-apple puffs.
Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak|Harriette McDougall

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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