Definition of Sweetbreads

1. Noun. Edible glands of an animal.

Exact synonyms: Sweetbread
Generic synonyms: Organs, Variety Meat

Definition of Sweetbreads

1. Noun. (plural of sweetbread) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sweetbreads

1. sweetbread [n] - See also: sweetbread

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweetbreads

sweet tooth
sweet tooths
sweet unicorn plant
sweet vermouth
sweet vetch
sweet violet
sweet wattle
sweet white violet
sweet williams
sweet woodruff
sweet wormwood
sweet young thing
sweetbox
sweetbread
sweetbreads (current term)
sweetbriar
sweetbriars
sweetbrier
sweetbriers
sweetcheeks
sweetcorn
sweetcorns
sweetcure
sweete
sweeted
sweeten
sweeten the pot
sweeten up
sweetened

Literary usage of Sweetbreads

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

1. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... and Prepare sweetbreads— Creamed sweetbreadssweetbreads Fried—sweetbreads with Oysters—sweetbreads with Tomatoes—sweetbreads Stewed — Tripe Fricassee, ..."

2. Modern Domestic Cookery, and Useful Receipt Book: Adapted for Families in by William Augustus Henderson, David Hughson (1828)
"sweetbreads of Veal a-la-Dauphine. TAKE three of the largest sweetbreads you can ... Mix these up with the yolks of two eggs, fill your sweetbreads with it, ..."

3. A Handbook of Invalid Cooking for the Use of Nurses in Training-schools by Mary A. Boland (1893)
"Among epicures sweetbreads are considered a dainty, and are certainly a ... As soon as sweetbreads come from market, they should be cleaned and parboiled. ..."

4. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1911)
"CHAPTER XV sweetbreads A SWEETBREAD is the thymus gland of lamb or calf, ... sweetbreads are a reputed table delicacy, and a valuable addition to the menu ..."

5. A Handbook of Invalid Cooking for the Use of Nurses in Training-schools by Mary A. Boland (1893)
"Among epicures sweetbreads are considered a dainty, and are certainly a ... As soon as sweetbreads come from market, they should be cleaned and parboiled. ..."

6. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"sweetbreads. A SWEETBREAD is the thymus gland of lamb or calf, ... sweetbreads are a reputed table delicacy, and a valuable addition to the menu of the ..."

7. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... and Prepare sweetbreads— Creamed sweetbreadssweetbreads Fried—sweetbreads with Oysters—sweetbreads with Tomatoes—sweetbreads Stewed — Tripe Fricassee, ..."

8. Modern Domestic Cookery, and Useful Receipt Book: Adapted for Families in by William Augustus Henderson, David Hughson (1828)
"sweetbreads of Veal a-la-Dauphine. TAKE three of the largest sweetbreads you can ... Mix these up with the yolks of two eggs, fill your sweetbreads with it, ..."

9. A Handbook of Invalid Cooking for the Use of Nurses in Training-schools by Mary A. Boland (1893)
"Among epicures sweetbreads are considered a dainty, and are certainly a ... As soon as sweetbreads come from market, they should be cleaned and parboiled. ..."

10. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1911)
"CHAPTER XV sweetbreads A SWEETBREAD is the thymus gland of lamb or calf, ... sweetbreads are a reputed table delicacy, and a valuable addition to the menu ..."

11. A Handbook of Invalid Cooking for the Use of Nurses in Training-schools by Mary A. Boland (1893)
"Among epicures sweetbreads are considered a dainty, and are certainly a ... As soon as sweetbreads come from market, they should be cleaned and parboiled. ..."

12. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"sweetbreads. A SWEETBREAD is the thymus gland of lamb or calf, ... sweetbreads are a reputed table delicacy, and a valuable addition to the menu of the ..."

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