sillabub or sil·li·bub [sil-uh-buhb] Examples noun
Examples from the Web for sillabub Historical Examples of sillabub
Another such drink was sillabub, in one form made of cider with sugar, nutmeg, and cream added.
Oscar Chrisman
British Dictionary definitions for sillabub sillabub noun
- a variant spelling of syllabub
Word Origin and History for sillabub n.
also sillibub, syllabub, etc., 1530s, of unknown origin. Drink or dish of milk and wine or cider, often sweetened. Figurative sense of “floridly vapid prose” is from 1706.