oxymel
/ˈɒksɪmɛl/Now historical
noun
A medicinal drink or syrup made of vinegar and honey, sometimes with other ingredients.
- oxymel of squills noun oxymel made with bulbs of the squill, Drimia maritima..
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Bald's Leechbook. From post-classical Latin oxymel, oxymelle, variants of classical Latin oxymeli mixture of vinegar and honey from ancient Greek ὀξύμελι from ὀξυ- + μέλι honey.
- take something over
- take something personally
- take something to heart
- take something to the next level
- take something under advisement
- take something up
- take something with a pinch (or grain) of salt
- take stock
- take that!
- take the air
- take the biscuit (or take the cake)
- take the bread out of (or from) people's mouths
- take the bull by the horns
- take the cake
- take the chair
- take the chequered flag
- take the chill off
- take the count
- take the easy way out
- take the edge off
- take the fall
- take the field
- take the floor
- take the gilt off the gingerbread
- take the King's (or Queen's) shilling