单词 | mobbie punch |
释义 | > as lemmasmobbie punch ΚΠ 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia iv. xxii. 78 Others make a Drink of them [sc. peaches], which they call Mobby, and either drink it as Cyder, or Distil it off for Brandy. 1722 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia (ed. 2) iv. xvii. 254 Mobby Punch, made either of Rum from the Caribbee Islands, or Brandy distill'd from their Apples and Peaches. 1800 J. Boucher Glossary p. xlix Mobbie; the liquid, as first expressed from the fruit, and which is afterwards distilled, and thus becomes peach or apple brandy. 1810 Inventory Estate S. E. Butler in Georgia Hist. Q. (1946) 52 218 9 Mobby Stands..1 tight hogshead & 5 Casks..1 pr. Mill Stones. 1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. Mobby, the liquid or juice first expressed from apples and peaches, and afterwards distilled to make apple or peach brandy. 1871 M. Schele de Vere Americanisms Mobee or Mobby..is frequently applied in the South to what in England would be simply called a ‘punch’. < as lemmas |
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