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CLABBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clabber mean? 

CLABBER (noun)
  The noun CLABBER has 1 sense:

1. raw milk that has soured and thickenedplay

  Familiarity information: CLABBER used as a noun is very rare.


CLABBER (verb)
  The verb CLABBER has 1 sense:

1. turn into curdsplay

  Familiarity information: CLABBER used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLABBER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Raw milk that has soured and thickened

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("clabber" is a kind of...):

dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)

Derivation:

clabber (turn into curds)


CLABBER (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn into curds

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

clabber; clot; curdle

Context example:

curdled milk

Hypernyms (to "clabber" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something ----s something

Derivation:

clabber (raw milk that has soured and thickened)


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