ambeern.

Brit.

/ˈambɪə/, U.S.

/ˈæmˌbɪ(ə)r/

Forms: 1700s– ambeer, 1800s– amber, 1800s– ambia, 1800s– ambier.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: amber n.²

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of amber n.² (compare amber n.² 3a) after beer n.¹, with reference to the colour and foam of the saliva.

Chiefly U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). Now rare.

Tobacco juice; the saliva when chewing tobacco.

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1763 Brit. Mag. 4 464 Sprinkle strong ambeer over it, made from tobacco trash.

1838 Millennial Harbinger Feb. 52 The floor of the synagogue [was] polluted by their ambeer pools, so that kneeling was rendered impossible.

1927 E. C. L. Adams Congaree Sketches xi. 24 I reckon dey [sc. an angel's wings] is lousy jes like her mind wid ambier drippin' off her bill jes like it drip off her tongue in dis world.

1996 Civilization Mar. 28/2 It [sc. orange] is also the color of..ambeer—(tobacco juice!), the tint of fresh coffee,..and Claude Monet's border of nasturtiums.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambeer
释义	ambeern. Brit. /ˈambɪə/, U.S. /ˈæmˌbɪ(ə)r/ Forms: 1700s– ambeer, 1800s– amber, 1800s– ambia, 1800s– ambier. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: amber n.² Etymology: Apparently an alteration of amber n.² (compare amber n.² 3a) after beer n.¹, with reference to the colour and foam of the saliva. Chiefly U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). Now rare. Tobacco juice; the saliva when chewing tobacco. ΚΠ 1763 Brit. Mag. 4 464 Sprinkle strong ambeer over it, made from tobacco trash. 1838 Millennial Harbinger Feb. 52 The floor of the synagogue [was] polluted by their ambeer pools, so that kneeling was rendered impossible. 1927 E. C. L. Adams Congaree Sketches xi. 24 I reckon dey [sc. an angel's wings] is lousy jes like her mind wid ambier drippin' off her bill jes like it drip off her tongue in dis world. 1996 Civilization Mar. 28/2 It [sc. orange] is also the color of..ambeer—(tobacco juice!), the tint of fresh coffee,..and Claude Monet's border of nasturtiums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1763
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