sourdough

  1. Adjective.  Describing something made from dough that was leavened with yeast and lactobacteria that produce acids giving a sour taste.
  2. Noun.  Dough, leavened with yeast and lactobacteria that produce acids giving a sour taste.
  3. Noun.  (slang) An old-timer, especially in Alaska. From the distinctive pouches of bread starter worn on a belt or around the neck by experienced prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush. [http://www.princesslodges.com/tips-language.htm] [http://editore.slowfood.com/editore/riviste/slow/EN/34/sourdoughs.html].
  4. Noun.  (Yukon) A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons.

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