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sourdough

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sourdough
/soweur"doh', sow"euhr-/, n.
1. leaven, esp. fermented dough retained from one baking and used, rather than fresh yeast, to start the next.
2. a prospector or pioneer, esp. in Alaska or Canada.
3. any longtime resident, esp. in Alaska or Canada.
adj.
4. leavened with sourdough: sourdough bread.
[1275-1325; ME; see SOUR, DOUGH]

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