English dictionary
sweetbread
/'sw/i/t,br/E/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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edible glands of an animal
Synonyms sweetbreadsSource: WordNet 3.0
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Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called <i>neck, or throat, sweetbread</i>, the latter <i>belly sweetbread</i>. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as food. See <u>Pancreas</u>, and <u>Thymus</u>.
Source: webster1913