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)

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

Alternative forms

  • bonny clabber

Translations

References

  • Noah Webster, A Dictionary of the English Language
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