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† multum Brewing. Obs.|ˈmʌltəm|
[? A use of L. multum, neut. of multus much.]
(See quots.)
1820Blackw. Mag. VI. 545 Another substance composed of extract of quassia and liquorice juice, and used by fraudulent brewers to economise both malt and hops is technically called multum. 1829Art of Brewing (Libr. Usef. Knowl.) i. 31/2 A compound termed multum was (or is) a mixture of opium and other ingredients, which sold about ten years ago, at five or six shillings a pound, when what was called an extract of cocculus was charged at a guinea and a-half. 1844Hoblyn Dict. Med., Hard multum, or Black extract, is a preparation made from Cocculus Indicus, and used by brewers to impart an intoxicating quality to beer. |