clabber
clabber · clabbers · clabbered · clabbering
To sour or curdleTo sour or curdle.
/ˈklæb.ə(ɹ)/
Meaning
1 sensesTo sour or curdle.
More definitions
- turn into curds
Origin
Shortening of bonny clabber, from Irish bainne clábar (“mud, thick milk for churning”) orShortening 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”).
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Forms
clabbers, clabbering, clabbered, clabberedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedclabber up
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle