2. (Anat.) The pancreas. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
neck sweetbread — noun edible thymus gland of an animal • Syn: ↑throat sweetbread • Hypernyms: ↑variety meat, ↑organs * * * sweetbread (def. 2). * * * neck sweetbread, the thymus gland, especially of a calf, used as food … Useful english dictionary
neck sweetbread — sweetbread (def. 2). * * * … Universalium
neck-sweetbread — neckˈ sweetˈbread noun The thymus gland of veal or lamb • • • Main Entry: ↑neck … Useful english dictionary
Sweetbread — Sweet bread (sw[=e]t br[e^]d ), n. 1. Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called {neck sweetbread} or {throat sweetbread}, the latter {belly sweetbread}. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweetbread — noun The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food. Syn: belly sweetbread, heart sweetbread, stomach sweetbread, gullet sweetbread, neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread … Wiktionary
Sweetbread — Not to be confused with Sweetmeat. Sweetbreads on mushroom risotto. Sweetbreads or ris are culinary names for the thymus (throat, gullet, or neck sweetbread) or the pancreas (heart, stomach, or belly sweetbread) especially of the calf (ris de… … Wikipedia
sweetbread — /sweet bred /, n. 1. Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, esp. a calf or a lamb, used for food. 2. Also called neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread. the thymus gland of such an animal, used for food. [1555 65; SWEET + BREAD] * … Universalium
sweetbread — /ˈswitbrɛd / (say sweetbred) noun 1. the pancreas (stomach sweetbread) of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food. 2. the thymus gland (neck sweetbread or throat sweetbread), used for food …
belly sweetbread — Sweetbread Sweet bread (sw[=e]t br[e^]d ), n. 1. Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called {neck sweetbread} or {throat sweetbread}, the latter {belly sweetbread}. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throat sweetbread — Sweetbread Sweet bread (sw[=e]t br[e^]d ), n. 1. Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called {neck sweetbread} or {throat sweetbread}, the latter {belly sweetbread}. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
