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clab·ber

 (klăb′ər)
n. Chiefly Southern, Midland, & Western US
Sour, curdled milk. Also called regionally thick milk.
tr. & intr.v. clab·bered, clab·ber·ing, clab·bers
To curdle.

[Short for bonnyclabber.]
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clabber

(ˈklæbə)
n
curdled milk
vb (intr)
to curdle
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clab•ber

(ˈklæb ər)
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.
[1625–35; < Irish clabar, short for bainne clabair bonnyclabber]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.clabber - raw milk that has soured and thickened
dairy product - milk and butter and cheese
Verb1.clabber - turn into curds; "curdled milk"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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Tom got all the delicacies, Chambers got mush and milk, and clabber without sugar.
Some fanatics play a version of the game called Clabbers in which words and letters can be played in any order as long as they form an anagram of an actual word.
JAN (CLABBERS, THE CONCEPT OF TREATY IN INTERNATIONAL LAW 49 (1996).