sourdough
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[ noun ] a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)He poured the water off the sourdough and off the flour , salvaging the chunky , watery messes for biscuits of a sort . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] leavened with a small amount of fermented dough
Examples "sourdough bread" Used in print (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)He was readying a batch of sourdough biscuits for the Dutch_oven . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work,mining) a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
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