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meths|mɛθs|
Also meth.
Colloq. abbrev. of methylated spirit(s). Also attrib., freq. as meth(s)-drinker, one who is addicted to drinking methylated spirits. (See also metho1.)
1933M. Marshall Tramp-Royal on Toby 367/1 Meth, methylated spirit. 1935[see jake n.2]. 1939‘N. Shute’ What happened to Corbetts i. 18 A Primus stove..and paraffin and meths. 1947[see hottie, hotty n.]. 1959Listener 21 May 893/3 A lovely copper kettle with a meths-burner underneath. 1961Times 15 Aug. 11/3 The surly greetings of the meth-drinkers. 1966J. Bingham Double Agent x. 149 It sounds like a meth-drinkers' camp. 1968Daily Tel. 12 Nov. 16/2 Young people who work at clearing slag heaps, helping meths-drinkers or cleaning canals to make them navigable. 1970M. Tripp Man without Friends i. 7 I'd seen a meths drinker spewing blood the night before. 1973D. Jordan Nile Green xxxiv. 167, I shook my head like a meths drinker. |