sweet·bread (sw t br d )n. The thymus gland or pancreas of a young animal, especially a calf or lamb, used for food. |
sweetbread [ˈswiːtˌbrɛd]
n
(Cookery) the pancreas (stomach sweetbread) or the thymus gland (neck or throat sweetbread) of an animal, used for food
[sweet + bread, perhaps from Old English brǣd meat; related to Old Saxon brādo ham, Old High German brāt, Old Norse brāth]
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| Noun | 1. | sweetbread - edible glands of an animal organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal |
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