- clàbar
- filth, mire, clay, Irish clábar (whence English clabber); cf. làban.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
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Bonnyclabber — Bon ny*clab ber, n. [Ir. bainne, baine, milk + clabar mud, mire.] Coagulated sour milk; loppered milk; curdled milk; sometimes called simply clabber. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bonnyclabber — noun Etymology: Irish bainne clabair, from bainne milk + clabair, genitive of clabar sour thick milk Date: 1605 Northern & Midland clabber … New Collegiate Dictionary
clabber — /klab euhr/, South Midland and Southern U.S. n. 1. milk that has soured and thickened; curdled milk. v.i. 2. (of milk) to curdle; to become thick in souring. Also, clobber. [1625 35; < Ir clabar short for bainne clabair BONNYCLABBER] Regional… … Universalium
bonnyclabber — 1620s (in shortened form clabber), from Mod.Ir. bainne milk (from M.Ir. banne drop, also, rarely, milk ; cognate with Skt. bindu drop ) + claba thick; c.f. Ir., Gael. clabar mud, which sometimes has made its way into English (Yeats, etc.) … Etymology dictionary
clabber — 1824, from Ir. and Gael. clabar mud. Often short for BONNYCLABBER (Cf. bonnyclabber) … Etymology dictionary
clabber — clab•ber [[t]ˈklæb ər[/t]] South Midland and Southern U.S. n. 1) dial. milk that has soured and thickened; curdled milk 2) dial. (of milk) to curdle; to become thick in souring • Etymology: 1625–35; < Ir clabar, short for bainne clabair… … From formal English to slang
clabber — /ˈklæbə/ (say klabuh) noun 1. → bonnyclabber. –verb (i) 2. (of milk) to become thick in souring. {Irish Gaelic clabar, shortened form of bainne clabair bonnyclabber, curds} …
clobber — I. /ˈklɒbə / (say klobuh) verb (t) Colloquial to batter severely; maul. {World War II air force slang; origin unknown} II. /ˈklɒbə / (say klobuh) noun Colloquial clothes or gear, especially special clothing such as a uniform: *When they produced… …
bonnyclabber — [bän′ē klab΄ər] n. [Ir bainne, milk + clabar, clabber < claba, thick] thickly curdled sour milk … English World dictionary
clabber — [klab′ər] Dial. n. [Ir clabar < claba, thick] thickly curdled sour milk; bonnyclabber vi., vt. to curdle … English World dictionary
clab|ber — «KLAB uhr», noun, verb. –n. thick, sour milk; milk curdled naturally; bonnyclabber. –v.t., v.i. to thicken in souring; curdle, as milk does. ╂[< Irish or Scottish Gaelic clabar curds] … Useful english dictionary
