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Horlick|ˈhɔːlɪk|
The name of the British-born American industrialist W. Horlick (1846–1936), used in the possessive to designate the trade-name of the malted milk-powder or the drink made from this, which was first manufactured by his firm in 1883.
1891Trade Marks Jrnl. 19 Aug. 784 (heading) Horlick's... A desiccated and granulated preparation of malt extract and milk as a food for infants and invalids. James Horlick,..London, E.C.; manufacturer. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 510/3 Horlick's malted milk. 1932L. Golding Magnolia St. ii. iv. 324 The Horlick's mugs danced on the trestle tables. 1936R. Lehmann Weather in Streets i. v. 152 ‘Hot milk?’.. ‘No, thank you, Mum. Not even Horlick's.’ 1958J. Cannan And be a Villain vii. 150 A tray of ‘night-caps’, hot milk for Evadne, a whisky and soda for Laura, Horlick's for herself. 1966J. Cleary High Commissioner iii. 53 A spoonful of Horlicks in a glass of Scotch and I'll be fine. 1973J. Wilson Truth or Dare ii. 24 She..rinsed out the Horlicks mugs.
▸ Brit. colloq. Also with lower-case initial. In pl. A mess; a disordered or spoiled state of affairs. Freq. in to make a Horlicks of and variants.
Originally largely associated with upper- and middle-class speakers.
1975R. Davies World of Wonders ii. 231 ‘Horlicks’ was a word she used a lot; it suggested ‘ballocks’ but avoided a direct indecency..it seemed delightfully daring, and sexy, and knowing. 1981P. Simmonds Very Posy (1985) (cartoon caption), I may make a frightful Horlicks of it. 1988J. Trollope Choir vii. 122 He thought privately that they would make a fearful horlicks of running the choir. 2003Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 June 27 So it is all the more regrettable that most English people make what we can now call a complete horlicks of pronouncing Welsh words—because they are using the wrong alphabet. |