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sillabub

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sil⋅la⋅bub

  [sil-uh-buhb]
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–noun
syllabub.
Also, sil⋅li⋅bub.
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sil·la·bub   (sĭl'ə-bŭb')   
n.  Variant of syllabub.
syl·la·bub also sil·la·bub   (sĭl'ə-bŭb')   
n.  

  1. A drink made of sweetened milk or cream curdled with wine or spirits.

  2. A cold dessert made with sweetened cream thickened with gelatin and beaten with wine, spirits, or fruit juice.


[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sillabub 
c.1537, of unknown origin. Drink or dish of milk and wine or cider, often sweetened. Figurative sense of "floridly vapid prose" is from 1706.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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