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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KLABBA, n. See quot.Sh. 1914 Old-Lore Misc. VII. ii. 71:
Klabba is “junket.” In our dialect we call it “yearned” milk, that is, milk set thick by the action of “yearnin” (rennet) or butterwort.