clabber

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) Sour or curdled milk.
2. (uncountable) Wet clay or mud.

Verb

To sour or curdle.

Synonyms

sour clotted milk

curdle

curdled milk

get dry

clot

tyre

decay

bonny-clabber

Translations

لَبَن

prendre

quallar

Dickmilch

Sauermilch

πήγνομαι

πηκτό οξύγαλα

crème fraîche

lait aigre

cagliare

coagulare

coagularsi

rapprendersi

verzuren

coalhada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklæb.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Shortening of bonny clabber, from Irish bainne clábar (“mud, thick milk for churning”) or a Scots Gaelic cognate thereof; the latter is probably related to láib (“dirt, mud, filth”).