guilp

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink
US /ɡɪlp/ UK /ɡɪlp/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Yorkshire dialect: the scum or skin that forms on porridge

    He skimmed the guilp from the surface of the porridge.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · yorkshire dialect: the scum... porridge scumsurface skin

Etymology

A rare Yorkshire dialect noun recorded in glossaries of Wuthering Heights; its deeper origin is uncertain.

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