soda-watern.
1.
a. Water containing a solution of sodium bicarbonate, or, more generally, charged under pressure with carbon dioxide (carbonic acid gas), strongly effervescent, and used as a beverage or stimulant. Cf. soda n.1 4.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [noun] > soda water
soda-water1802
soda1834
Club Soda1877
sody1900
1802 W. Saunders in Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 492 The gaseous alkaline water commonly called soda water has long been used in this country.
1855 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci.: Elem. Chem. 385 Much of the so-called soda-water found in commerce is totally devoid of soda or other alkali.
1879 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 3rd Ser. v. 194 The maudlin meditation of a fast young man over his morning's soda-water.
b. attributive, as soda-water apparatus, soda-water-bottle, soda-water fountain, soda-water manufacturer, soda-water-room, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [adjective] > relating to soda water
soda-water apparatus1813
1813 E. Gerry Diary 4 July (1927) 168 We had not gone far, before the girls ordered the charioteer to stop at the soda water room.
1822 Sunday Times 20 Oct. 2/4 William Clarke..soda-water and ginger-beer manufacturer.
1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 42 Patent soda-water manufactories.
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1156 Improved soda-water apparatus.
1853 C. Dickens Bleak House v. 35 Ginger-beer and soda-water bottles.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Soda-water-bottle, a strong oval-shaped glass bottle, the cork of which is secured by twine and wire to confine the aerated water.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Soda-water manufacturer, a maker and bottler of soda-water.
1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 6246 Patent soda-water machines.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 828/1 Soda-water Fountain.
2. Water containing a solution of sodium carbonate for cooling or wetting metal-working tools.
ΚΠ
1891 in Cent. Dict.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
<
n.1802