multumn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌltəm/, U.S.

/ˈməlt(ə)m/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin multum.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a use of classical Latin multum much, plenty (see multum in parvo n.).

Brewing. Now historical.

A substance, esp. an opiate, formerly added to fermented liquor to enhance its intoxicating effect.

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the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > substance added

heading?1790

multum1820

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 545 Another substance composed of extract of quassia and liquorice juice, and used by fraudulent brewers to economise both malt and hops is technically called multum.

1829 Art of Brewing (Libr. Useful Knowl.) i. 31/2 A compound termed multum was (or is) a mixture of opium and other ingredients, which sold about ten years ago, at five or six shillings a pound, when what was called an extract of cocculus was charged at a guinea and a-half.

1844 R. D. Hoblyn Dict. Terms Med. & Collateral Sci. (ed. 2) Hard multum, or Black extract, is a preparation made from Cocculus Indicus, and used by brewers to impart an intoxicating quality to beer.

1909 Practitioner Feb. 266 The mixture of the cocculus with beer..was..sold to brewers under the name of ‘multum’ or ‘hard mixture’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multum
释义	multumn. Brit. /ˈmʌltəm/, U.S. /ˈməlt(ə)m/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin multum. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a use of classical Latin multum much, plenty (see multum in parvo n.). Brewing. Now historical. A substance, esp. an opiate, formerly added to fermented liquor to enhance its intoxicating effect. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > substance added heading?1790 multum1820 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 545 Another substance composed of extract of quassia and liquorice juice, and used by fraudulent brewers to economise both malt and hops is technically called multum. 1829 Art of Brewing (Libr. Useful Knowl.) i. 31/2 A compound termed multum was (or is) a mixture of opium and other ingredients, which sold about ten years ago, at five or six shillings a pound, when what was called an extract of cocculus was charged at a guinea and a-half. 1844 R. D. Hoblyn Dict. Terms Med. & Collateral Sci. (ed. 2) Hard multum, or Black extract, is a preparation made from Cocculus Indicus, and used by brewers to impart an intoxicating quality to beer. 1909 Practitioner Feb. 266 The mixture of the cocculus with beer..was..sold to brewers under the name of ‘multum’ or ‘hard mixture’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820
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