单词 | chicken water |
释义 | chicken watern. Now U.S. regional. A soup made from chicken or chicken bones, esp. one valued for its restorative properties (cf. chicken soup n.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > gruel or broth for invalids > [noun] gruel1362 water gruel?c1450 cullisc1460 chicken brothc1540 coulis1603 barley-milk1607 maize-cream1626 chicken water1684 barley-cream1694 thin gruel1699 viper-broth1702 wangracea1733 barley-gruel1769 beef-tea1783 conjee1789 Revalenta1848 skink1880 toast-water1905 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 733/1 In France they call it Veal or Chicken water [Fr. Aquam vituli aut pulli], because it has a middle consistence betwixt mere water and broth thoroughly boiled. 1701 tr. N. Andry Acct. Breeding Worms in Human Bodies f. 132v A young man in Provence, who..fell sick of a lingring Fever, the cause of which the Physicians ascribed to a great Heat produced by the vehemency of Study, so that they only took care to cool him with Chicken Water [Fr. l'eau de poulet], and the four cold Seeds, but all this signified nothing. 1774 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 3) xlviii. 590 The patient may be supported..by clysters of beef-tea, or chicken-water. 1854 Miami County (Indiana) Sentinel 10 Aug. Warm teas or chicken water are the best stimulants. 2018 @Gusterbear 11 Nov. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Kid is having hot chicken water. Puppy wants hot chicken water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1684 |
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