Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Served in a rich sauce made of cream, egg yolks, butter, and sherry: lobster Newburg; seafood Newburg.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A preparation of delicate meat or shell-fish, stewed usually in cream, thickened with eggs and flavored with wine: frequently made in a chafing-dish. Also Newberg, Newburgh.
Etymologies
- Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“We had to stay in Newburg, in the YMCA, while they decided what to do about our load.”
“When we landed in Newburg we learned we couldn't take off because the runway was too short for us with our heavy load.”
“George Bucci: Town supervisor in Newburg, N.Y. Jim Eakins: Teaching school in Salt Lake City area.”
“Page 156, "Newburg" changed to "Newburgh" to match rest of text. (a lobster Newburgh or)”
Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes
“A man who answered the phone at Bowles's home in Newburg said she was on vacation and advised a reporter to call back next week.”
The Washington Post: Md. ethics panel reprimands former Charles County register of wills
“However, you may want to check out the Newburg project in the mean time.”
“Sustainable Urban Development Association has a detailed report called Newburg that Councillor Schau sent me.”
“Bowles, 63, of Newburg has served in that post since 1990.”
The Washington Post: Newcomer challenges Charles County register of wills
“Today, officials plan to release the first wasps in Wisconsin at a nature center in Newburg, a community about 30 miles north of Milwaukee, says Andrea Diss-Torrance, a forest entomologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.”
“Skip entrées that feature cream sauces, like Lobster Newburg.”
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