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Noun: sourdough  sawrdow
  1. A leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
     
  2. A settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)

Derived forms: sourdoughs

Type of: colonist, leaven, leavening, prospector, settler

Encyclopedia: Sourdough