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syllabub

[ sil-uh-buhb ]

noun

  1. a drink of milk or cream sweetened, flavored, and mixed with wine or cider.
  2. a dessert of beaten cream that is thickened with gelatin, sweetened, and flavored with wine or liquor.
  3. a glass or punch cup in which syllabub is served.


syllabub

/ ˈsɪləˌbʌb /

noun

  1. a spiced drink made of milk with rum, port, brandy, or wine, often hot
  2. a cold dessert made from milk or cream beaten with sugar, wine, and lemon juice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of syllabub1

First recorded in 1530–40; earlier sollybubbe, sillabub, of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syllabub1

C16: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

A mere whipt-syllabub knowledge this, Jack, that always fails the person who trusts to it, when it should hold to do her service.

You never feel as if all your blood had been whipped to a syllabub.

Then pour it into your little Syllabub-glasses, and let them stand all night.

Perhaps because syllabub and cream were the recognized dainties of the festival.

In Northumberland a ring used to be dropped into the syllabub and fished for with a ladle.

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