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SOURDOUGH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sourdough" is a kind of...):
prospector (someone who explores an area for mineral deposits)
colonist; settler (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)
Domain region:
West; western United States (the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sourdough" is a kind of...):
leaven; leavening (a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid)
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