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单词 barley-bree
释义

barley-bree

[ bahr-lee-bree ]
/ ˈbɑr liˌbri /

noun Chiefly Scot.

liquor, malt liquor, or the like, especially whiskey.

Origin of barley-bree

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby barley-bree

barky, Barlach, bar-le-duc, Barletta, barley, barley-bree, barley coal, barleycorn, barley sack, barley sandwich, barley stripe
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Example sentences from the Web for barley-bree

  • What more poetical life can there be than that of the men with whom we are now quaffing the barley-bree?

    Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)|John Wilson
  • By eight o'clock, however, he was merry with the barley-bree, and making a butt of himself to amuse the company.

    The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
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