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Definition of Sourdough

1. Noun. A leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread.

2. Noun. A settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska).

Definition of Sourdough

1. Adjective. Describing something made from dough that was leavened with yeast and lactobacteria that produce acids giving a sour taste. ¹

2. Noun. Dough, leavened with yeast and lactobacteria that produce acids giving a sour taste. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) An old-timer, especially in Alaska. From the distinctive pouches of bread starter worn on a belt or around the neck by experienced prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush. [ [ ¹

4. Noun. (Yukon) A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sourdough

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sourdough

sourcebook sourcebooks sourcecode sourced sourceful sourceless sourcelessly sources sourcework sourcing

sourcings sourcream sourcrout sourdine sourdines sourdough (current term) sourdough(a) sourdough bread sourdoughs soured

soured cream soured creams sourer sourest soureth sourgum sourgums souring sourings sourish

Literary usage of Sourdough

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1917)
"... Formation on north side of sourdough Creek, 6 Miles north of Hulett, Wyoming Feet Shale, yellow at top, red at bottom 18 Black shale 14 Black shale with ..."

2. The Spell of the Yukon, and Other Verses by Robert William Service (1907)
"THE HEART OF THE sourdough There where the mighty mountains bare their fangs unto the moon, There where the sullen sun-dogs glare in the snow-bright, ..."

3. Up in Alaska by Esther Birdsall Darling (1912)
"The sourdough F you've lived up in Alaska, Where the Arctic breezes blow, Till you've seen the Autumn ice come, And you've seen the Spring ice go, ..."

4. Up in Alaska by Esther Birdsall Darling (1912)
"The sourdough F you've lived up in Alaska, Where the Arctic breezes blow, Till you've seen the Autumn ice come, And you've seen the Spring ice go, ..."

5. Alaska: The Land of Now by Dominic A. Noonan (1921)
"After drifting about in the North many years, You see, I'm an old sourdough, I kind of got homesick a spell and I hears That they're having good times down ..."

6. Alaska: The Land of Now by Dominic A. Noonan (1921)
"After drifting about in the North many years, You see, I'm an old sourdough, I kind of got homesick a spell and I hears That they're having good times down ..."

7. Jan, a Dog, and a Romance by Alec John Dawson (1915)
"Before the barracks gate was reached they were met by Sergeant Moore, with sourdough at his heels. sourdough had aged a good deal during the past year, ..."

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