limeaden.
/ˌlʌɪmˈeɪd/, U.S. /ˈlaɪmˌeɪd/, /ˌlaɪmˈeɪd/ A drink made from lime juice sweetened with sugar.
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1892 F. Davies Temperance Drinks 81 Limeade, plain syrup one gallon, lime-juice a quart, essence of lemon two ounces, essence of lime one ounce.
1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money 313 Give me a limeade and no sweetnin' in it.
1953 R. Chandler Long Good-bye xiii. 79 She had finished her limeade.
1966 Guardian 28 Dec. 4/6 The abbot and I..shared a bottle of fizzy limeade.
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