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Synonyms for sweetbread

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Throat sweetbread — the pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food

throat sweetbread, neck sweetbread, gullet sweetbread

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.

  2. n. 2

    Any of various other glands used as food, including the parotid gland, sublingual glands, ovaries, and testicles.

Forms

Plural
sweetbreads

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sweetbreadrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.