an alcoholic drink made of fermented molasses flavoured with spruce twigs and cones
spruce beer in American English
a fermented beverage made with an extract of spruce leaves and twigs
spruce beer in American English
noun
a fermented beverage made with spruce leaves and twigs, or an extract from them
Word origin
[1490–1500]This word is first recorded in the period 1490–1500. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adopt, bulkhead, clash, odds, passport