单词 | livener |
释义 | livenern. Something that enlivens, a tonic, esp. a drink of beer or spirits; a pick-me-up. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > fortifying or reviving hair of the dog that bit you1546 eye-opener1818 bracer1829 livener1870 corpse reviver1871 reviver1876 screw1877 fearnought1880 pickup1881 stiffener1928 warmer-upper1960 1870 E. Wright in E. Leach Incidents Life E. Wright iv. 53 The next day I did not care to go on board until I could obtain a ‘livener’, or glass of grog. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Aug. 13/2 I think he would want a livener before the time had expired. 1909 H. Begbie Twice-born Men viii. 189 At the age of six he was running every morning to a public-house for his mother's ‘livener’. 1999 H. Redknapp & D. McGovern 'Arry (new ed.) iv. 61 Next day Webby was at the training ground wearing dark glasses, legless, still drinking brandy. ‘I'm having a livener, Harry,’ he said. ‘A livener.’ 2003 H. Gregory Roadhouse Blues vii.100 He had become ever more inventive when it came to having a little mid-set livener. One method was having cocaine dissolved in his favorite brand of whiskey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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