sourdoughs

Noun

sourdough (countable and uncountable, plural sourdoughs)

1. A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste.

   Synonyms:

   sourdough bread

2. (countable, slang) An old-timer, especially in Alaska.
   • The troops went for those fresh tomatoes like sourdoughs going for gold in the Klondike.1944, Ernie Pyle, Brave Men, University of Nebraska Press (2001), page 80
3. (Yukon, countable) A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons.

   Antonyms:

   cheechako

4. (countable, historical) A 49er, a California Gold Rush miner.
5. (obsolete) Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise.

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