单词 | nerver |
释义 | † nervern. colloquial. Obsolete. Something, esp. a drink, that gives one courage. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > [noun] > something (esp. a drink) which gives courage nerver1843 1843 A. J. H. Duganne Two Clerks vi. 12/2 ‘Why, nothing's plainer; wisdom is Minerva and gin is my nerver!’ ‘Ha, ha, ha! a pun—kick him out!’ 1889 St. James's Gaz. 10 Aug. 3/2 His dose..possibly contains cardamums, hydrocyanic acid, and tincture of capsicum; a capital ‘nerver’ in its way. 1895 ‘G. Mortimer’ Like Stars that Fall iii. 33 You'll pull through all right. I'll give you a nerver of pale sherry and a drop of brandy before you go on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1843 |
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