Definition

1. Noun:

   • Sour, thickened milk: "Clabber" refers to raw milk that has naturally soured and thickened into a semi-solid, yogurt-like consistency due to fermentation by lactic acid bacteria.

2. Verb:

   • To curdle or sour: "To clabber" means for milk to turn sour and thicken, or to cause milk to do so. It describes the process of natural fermentation or coagulation.

Usage Examples

• Noun: The recipe calls for a cup of clabber to make the biscuits. Before refrigeration, people often consumed clabber.

• Verb: Leave the raw milk on the counter; it will clabber in a day or two. The heat caused the milk to clabber prematurely.

Advanced Usage

• "To clabber up": An informal phrasal verb meaning to thicken or coagulate.

Variants and Related Words

• Clabbered (adj): Describing milk that has soured and thickened.

Synonyms

• Noun: Sour milk, curdled milk, fermented milk.
• Verb: Curdle, sour, coagulate, ferment.

Related Phrases

• "Clabber cheese": A simple, fresh cheese made from clabbered milk by draining the whey. (This is a compound term listed separately as a variant.)
• "Clabber girl": A famous brand of baking powder in the United States, unrelated to the dairy product but sharing the name. (This is a proper noun listed separately.)

Noun

1. raw milk that has soured and thickened

Verb

1. turn into curds
   • curdled milk