clabber
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Definition
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.
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
- raw milk that has soured and thickened
Verb
- turn into curds
- curdled milk