Newburg

[ noo-burg, nyoo- ]

adjective
  1. (of seafood) cooked with a cream sauce containing sherry: lobster Newburg.

Origin of Newburg

1
1900–05, Americanism; after Newburgh, a fishing village in Scotland

Words Nearby Newburg

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How to use Newburg in a sentence

  • It was at Newburg that Washington was offered the title of King by the officers of the army, but declined it.

British Dictionary definitions for Newburg

Newburg

/ (ˈnjuːbɜːɡ) /


adjective
  1. (immediately postpositive) (of shellfish, esp lobster) cooked in a rich sauce of butter, cream, sherry, and egg yolks

Origin of Newburg

1
of unknown origin

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