ALL meanings of sourdough
sour·dough
S s - noun sourdough leaven, especially fermented dough retained from one baking and used, rather than fresh yeast, to start the next. 1
- noun sourdough a prospector or pioneer, especially in Alaska or Canada. 1
- noun sourdough any longtime resident, especially in Alaska or Canada. 1
- adjective sourdough leavened with sourdough: sourdough bread. 1
- noun sourdough leavened dough 1
- adjective sourdough made with leavened dough 1
- adjective sourdough Sourdough bread is made with fermented dough that has been saved from a previous baking, so that fresh yeast is not needed. 0
- adjective sourdough (of bread) made with fermented dough used as a leaven 0
- noun sourdough (in Western US, Canada, and Alaska) an old-time prospector or pioneer 0
- noun sourdough leaven 0
- noun sourdough fermenting dough saved from one baking to be used for producing fermentation in a later one, thus avoiding the need for fresh yeast 0
- noun sourdough bread made with such dough 0
- noun sourdough a prospector or settler in the W U.S. or Canada, esp. one living alone 0