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/ˈswiːtbɹɛd/ · noun
The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food..
SWEETBREAD SANDWICH: Cook sweetbreads until tender. When cold, remove skin, chop fine, season with salt and pepper, add one cup of finely chopped celery, and a dash of mayonnaise dressing; spread on thin slices of lightly buttered white bread. Cover with another slice and garnish with an olive.
The pancreas of an animal when cooked for consumption is known as a sweetbread.
Use sweet bread when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sweet bread means The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food..
Common synonyms include belly sweetbread, gutbread, heart sweetbread, stomach sweetbread.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
SWEETBREAD SANDWICH: Cook sweetbreads until tender. When cold, remove skin, chop fine, season with salt and pepper, add one cup of finely chopped celery, and a dash of mayonnaise dressing; spread on thin slices of lightly buttered white bread. Cover with another slice and garnish with an olive.
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