Sourdough (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. fermented dough retained from one baking and used as leaven, rather than fresh yeast, to start the next.
  2. bread leavened with this fermented dough: Pick up a loaf of sourdough and a baguette, too.
  3. a prospector or pioneer, especially in Alaska or Canada.
  4. any longtime resident, especially in Alaska or Canada.
adjective
  1. leavened with sourdough: sourdough bread.
adjective
  1. (of bread) made with fermented dough used as a leaven
noun
  1. (in Western US, Canada, and Alaska) an old-time prospector or pioneer
Sourdough (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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