bonnyclabber

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noun

Sour, soured, fermented or curdled milk; acidophilus milk.

OriginIrish bainne →
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Meanings

nounbonnyclabber (uncountable)

alternative bonny clabber · alternative bonny-clabber

  1. ScotlandUSdialectaluncountableSour, soured, fermented or curdled milk; acidophilus milk.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sour milk

Origin

  1. Irishbainne“milk”
  2. Englishbonnyclabber

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.

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APA

bonnyclabber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonnyclabber

MLA

“bonnyclabber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonnyclabber. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bonnyclabber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonnyclabber.

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