sweetbread

[ sweet-bred ]

/ ˈswitˌbrɛd /

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noun

Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.

Also called neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread. the thymus gland of such an animal, used for food.

Origin of sweetbread

First recorded in 1555–65; sweet + bread

Words nearby sweetbread

sweet alyssum, sweet-and-sour, sweet basil, sweet bay, sweet birch, sweetbread, sweetbrier, sweet cherry, sweet chestnut, sweet cicely, sweet cider

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Example sentences from the Web for sweetbread

Perhaps if you could get me a sweetbread I might manage a few morsels.
Nell, of Shorne Mills|Charles Garvice
The pancreas, or sweetbread, is much smaller than the liver.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
Oysters, clams, sweetbread, chicken or turkey may be served à la Bordelaise or Bechamel.
Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties|Janet McKenzie Hill
Some sweetbread may be added with good effect, but it must be first scalded and the skin removed.
The Italian Cook Book|Maria Gentile

Lady Loring, I should have told you, gave way in the matter of the sweetbread.
The Black Robe|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for sweetbread

sweetbread

/ (ˈswiːtˌbrɛd) /

noun

the pancreas (stomach sweetbread) or the thymus gland (neck or throat sweetbread) of an animal, used for food

Word Origin for sweetbread

C16: sweet + bread, perhaps from Old English brǣd meat; related to Old Saxon brādo ham, Old High German brāt, Old Norse brāth

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单词	sweetbread
释义	sweetbread [ sweet-bred ] / ˈswitˌbrɛd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sweetbread ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food. Also called neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread. the thymus gland of such an animal, used for food. Origin of sweetbread First recorded in 1555–65; sweet + bread Words nearby sweetbread sweet alyssum, sweet-and-sour, sweet basil, sweet bay, sweet birch, sweetbread, sweetbrier, sweet cherry, sweet chestnut, sweet cicely, sweet cider Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sweetbread Perhaps if you could get me a sweetbread I might manage a few morsels. Nell, of Shorne Mills\|Charles Garvice The pancreas, or sweetbread, is much smaller than the liver. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell Oysters, clams, sweetbread, chicken or turkey may be served à la Bordelaise or Bechamel. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties\|Janet McKenzie Hill Some sweetbread may be added with good effect, but it must be first scalded and the skin removed. The Italian Cook Book\|Maria Gentile Lady Loring, I should have told you, gave way in the matter of the sweetbread. The Black Robe\|Wilkie Collins British Dictionary definitions for sweetbread sweetbread / (ˈswiːtˌbrɛd) / noun the pancreas (stomach sweetbread) or the thymus gland (neck or throat sweetbread) of an animal, used for food Word Origin for sweetbread C16: sweet + bread, perhaps from Old English brǣd meat; related to Old Saxon brādo ham, Old High German brāt, Old Norse brāth 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 Words related to sweetbread heart, marrow, stomach, tongue, tripe, brains, chitlins, chitterlings, giblets, gizzard, kidneys, liver, mountain oyster, pancreas, prairie oyster, testis, thymus
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sweetbread

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Origin of sweetbread

Words nearby sweetbread

Example sentences from the Web for sweetbread

British Dictionary definitions for sweetbread

noun

Word Origin for sweetbread

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