Originally: an alcoholic drink made by infusing wormwood or other bitter herbs in ale or beer. Later also: hot beer mixed with gin, and sometimes…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > spirits and beer or ale (8) purl1659 Originally: an alcoholic drink made by infusing wormwood or other bitter herbs in ale or beer. Later also: hot beer mixed with gin, and sometimes… flip1695 A mixture of beer and spirit sweetened with sugar and heated with a hot iron. (Cf. egg flip n.) hotpot1698 slang (chiefly English regional). A hot drink composed of ale and spirits, or sweetened and spiced ale. Now rare. humpty-dumpty1698 A drink made with ‘ale boiled with brandy’ (B.E. Dict. Cant. Crew, 1700). upright1796 slang. (See quot. 1796.) dog's nose1823 A drink made of beer and brandy or (more usually) gin, sometimes with other ingredients added (see quot. 1837). cobbler's punch1865 a warm drink of beer or ale with the addition of spirit, sugar, and spice. horse's neck1903 a beverage of ginger ale flavoured with lemon-peel, with or without the addition of whisky, brandy, or gin. |
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