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Sourdough

noun
1.
A leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread.
2.
A settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska).



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"Sourdough" Quotes from Famous Books



... to himself as he went, for he was utterly routed, and never returned; neither did we hear any more for some time about moving our tents. It was as I suspected. Mr. Sourdough had thought to frighten us away, and the order from the chief ...
— A Woman who went to Alaska • May Kellogg Sullivan
... any way you like, my son," said Euchre, good-humoredly. "You make a fire, an' I'll set about gettin' grub. I'm a sourdough, Buck. Thet man doesn't live who can ...
— The Lone Star Ranger • Zane Grey
... admixture of cubes of fat pork and bacon, the beans had been frozen into this portable immediacy. He chopped off chunks with an ax, as if it were so much firewood, and put them into the frying-pan to thaw. Solidly frozen sourdough biscuits were likewise placed to thaw. In twenty minutes from the time they halted, the meal was ...
— Smoke Bellew • Jack London


Words linked to "Sourdough" :   western United States, settler, leavening, colonist, prospector, leaven, west


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