单词 | snake juice |
释义 | > as lemmassnake juice snake juice n. slang (chiefly Australian) whisky; also loosely, any alcoholic drink. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] usquebaugh1581 creature1638 corn-brandy1704 whisky1715 usque1728 spunkiea1796 skreigh1813 the stuff1828 snake poison1842 tanglefoot1860 whisky-straight1864 oil1869 Auld Kirk1884 snake juice1890 screech1902 scat1914 pinch bottle1916 screecham1923 juice1932 malt1967 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Sept. 3/2 This whisky, or snake juice, as bushmen often call the hell-broth prepared for them. 1904 E. S. Emerson Shanty Entertainm. 70 Then he started them on snake-juice, known as Boot and Blacking Rum. 1965 M. McIntyre Place of Quiet Waters xii. 224 I wonder if that snake juice is fit to drink. 1973 R. Robinson Drift of Things 290 Broke into Eric's hut, threw the ‘pickled’ specimens out of the jars, and drank the methylated spirits. That must have been the real ‘Snake-Juice’. < as lemmas |
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