| 单词 | pot ale |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspot ale pot ale n. Distilling the liquid residue left in a pot still after the first distillation (esp. in the making of whisky), and frequently processed into cattle feed or fertilizer. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > distilling > [noun] > wort wash1699 malt wash1729 pot ale1812 1697 Aesop Naturaliz'd cxvi. 93 Ah Husband, says she, will nothing prevail To cure the unquenchable Love of Pot-Ale? 1787 Daily Universal Reg. 8 May 4/1 Mr. Wm. B. Swan, Surveyor of Excise,..assisted by a party of the 8th Light Dragoons, seized a large private still..and spilled upwards of five thousand gallons of Pot-ale, and two hundred gallons of Singlings. 1812 Sporting Mag. 40 86 Indicted for using an unlicensed still, and for having in his possession vessels containing pot ale. 1995 Farmer's Weekly 31 Mar. 54/3 The cows calve from late February. Out on the marsh they subsist on ad lib straw and pot ale syrup. < as lemmas |
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