† smallern.
U.S. colloquial. Obsolete.
A small glass of neat spirits. Also used ironically for an ordinary-sized or large glass of liquor.
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1829 Amer. Masonic Reg. 31 Aug. 3/1 I only took nine smallers of whiskey.
1834 D. Crockett Narr. Life vi. 83 The thimble conjurer having asked the barkeeper how much was to pay, was told there were sixteen smallers, which amounted to one dollar.
1838 J. C. Neal Charcoal Sketches 159 Bring us one of the largest kind of smallers—a tumbler full of brandy and water, without no water in it.
1877 S. A. Allibone in Sunday School Chron. 14 June 323/2 I used to drink fifty to fifty-five ‘smallers’ in a day.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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