Meaning of Sweetbread

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Sweetbread

1. 1
   n.

   Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called neck, / throat, sweetbread, the latter belly sweetbread. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as food. See Pancreas, and Thymus.

2. 2
   n.

   The pancreas.

3. 3
   n.

   Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called neck, / throat, sweetbread, the latter belly sweetbread. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as food. See Pancreas, and Thymus.

4. 4
   n.

   The pancreas.