† stitchbackn.
Obsolete.
A kind of strong ale.
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1671 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 5) i. ii. 56 There are sold in London..many sorts of Ales very different, as Cock, Stepony, Stich-Back, [etc.].
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Stitch-back, very strong Ale.
1720 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth VI. 224 Here's stitch-Back that will please your Wives.
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