bonnyclabber

English

Etymology

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

bonnyclabber (uncountable)

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

Alternative forms

bonny clabber

Translations

sour or curdled milk

German: Sauermilch f

Volapük: züdöfamilig

References

Noah Webster, A Dictionary of the English Language

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