† embamman.
/ɛmˈbamə/ Medicine. Obsolete.
An appetizing sauce in which articles of food were dipped (before administration to an invalid).
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the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > invalid or infants food
milkeOE
pap1286
pap-meat1440
kitchen physic1566
mammaday1593
suckling meatsc1610
embamma1623
kitchen medicine1684
pappy1807
pobs1824
baby food1832
pobbies1848
the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun]
sauce1340
dressing1504
embamma1623
ragout1653
dipa1825
dipping sauce1948
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Embamma, any sort of medicament or sauce good to create appetite.
1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Embamma, a kind of Sauce.
1731 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.
1884 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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