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Definition of Sweetbread
1. Noun. Edible glands of an animal.
Definition of Sweetbread
1. n. Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called neck, or throat, sweetbread, the latter belly sweetbread. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as food. See Pancreas, and Thymus.
Definition of Sweetbread
1. Noun. The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food. ¹
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Definition of Sweetbread
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweetbread
Literary usage of Sweetbread
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Creamed sweetbread. Parboil a sweetbread, and cut in one-half inch cubes, ...
Creamed sweetbread and Chicken. Reheat equal parts of cold cooked chicken, ..."
2. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1911)
"Creamed sweetbread Parboil a sweetbread, and cut in one-half inch cubes, ...
Creamed sweetbread may be served on toast, or used as filling for patty cases ..."
3. German Cookery for the English Kitchen by Ella Oswald (1906)
"(BOILED CALVES' sweetbread.) For 6 persons reckon \yz Ib. sweetbreads and ^ pint
sauce. ... For 6 Persons. Time of Preparation : i hour. \\ Ib. sweetbread. ..."
4. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Creamed sweetbread. Parboil a sweetbread, and cut in one-half inch cubes, ...
Creamed sweetbread and Chicken. Reheat equal parts of cold cooked chicken, ..."
5. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1911)
"Creamed sweetbread Parboil a sweetbread, and cut in one-half inch cubes, ...
Creamed sweetbread may be served on toast, or used as filling for patty cases ..."
6. German Cookery for the English Kitchen by Ella Oswald (1906)
"(BOILED CALVES' sweetbread.) For 6 persons reckon \yz Ib. sweetbreads and ^ pint
sauce. ... For 6 Persons. Time of Preparation : i hour. \\ Ib. sweetbread. ..."