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sweetbread

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sweet·bread  (swtbrd)
n.
The thymus gland or pancreas of a young animal, especially a calf or lamb, used for food.
sweetbread
Noun
the meat obtained from the pancreas of a calf or lamb
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sweetbread - edible glands of an animal
sweetbreads
organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal
Translations
sweetbread [ˈswiːtbrɛd] n → ris m de veau
sweetbread [ˈswiːtbrɛd] sweet n → Bries nt
sweetbread [ˈswiːtbrɛd] n → animella


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In yielding up my trust here, I shall not be freed from the necessity of eating the bread of dependence:' she might have said the sweetbread, for that delicate article in a savoury brown sauce was her favourite supper:
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The baked apples and biscuits, excellent in their way, you know; but there was a delicate fricassee of sweetbread and some asparagus brought in at first, and good Mr.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
I hope he won't forget to order my sweetbread," sighed Mrs.
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