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单词 shandygaff
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shandygaff

[ shan-dee-gaf ]
/ ˈʃæn diˌgæf /

noun Chiefly British.

a mixed drink of beer with ginger beer.

Origin of shandygaff

First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain

Words nearby shandygaff

shamus, Shan, Shandong, shandrydan, shandy, shandygaff, Shane, Shang, Shangaan, shanghai, Shango
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Example sentences from the Web for shandygaff

  • After a ten-mile pull on the river, a shandygaff of Bass and champagne is comforting to the oarsman.

    The Truth About Tristrem Varick|Edgar Saltus
  • Shandygaff, shan′di-gaf, n. a mixture of bitter ale or beer with ginger-beer.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
  • In taverns, of course, the churchwarden—beloved of Carlyle and Tennyson—was usually smoked to the accompaniment of shandygaff.

    The Social History of Smoking|G. L. Apperson
  • Officers dismounted at the Club, quaffed "shandygaff" and sometimes even "Scotch and soda" in silent sense of exasperation.

    A Soldier's Trial|Charles King
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