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Adam's ale Humorous name for water, as the only drink of our first parents. (See also Adam1 2.)
1643Prynne Sov. Power of Parl. ii. 32 They have beene shut up in prisons and dungeons..allowed onely a poore pittance of Adams Ale, and scarce a penny bread a day to support their lives. a1845Hood Drinking Song. iv. We'll drink Adam's ale, and we get it pool measure. |