bonnyclabber

English edit

Etymology edit

Said to be from Irish bainne (“milk”) + clábair (“muddied”) (see English clabber) or Scots Gaelic cognates thereof, with the anglicization of the first element influenced by bonny.

Noun edit

bonnyclabber (uncountable)

(Scotland and US dialects) Sour, soured, fermented or curdled milk; acidophilus milk.

Alternative forms edit

bonny clabber

Translations edit

sour or curdled milk — see sour milk

References edit

Noah Webster, A Dictionary of the English Language