anti-treatadj.
/ˌantɪˈtriːt/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˈtrit/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈtrit/, /ˌæn(t)əˈtrit/ Now historical.
Opposed to the practice of treating others to a drink at one's own expense (chiefly with reference to efforts to prevent this practice in saloons, etc., as a temperance measure in the United States).
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1873 Daily Gaz. & Bull. (Williamsport, Pa.) 5 Apr. An ‘anti treat’ society has been organized in this city, but the effort to establish a ‘refuse-to-drink’ association meets with obstacles.
1909 Daily Chron. 24 July 1/5 He has just turned them [sc. saloons] into..‘anti-treat’ places, where no one will be allowed to get intoxicated or to treat a friend.
1953 Huronite & Daily Plainsman (Huron, S. Dakota) 1 Mar. 1/7 The [North Dakota] Senate rejected the ‘anti-treat’ bill by a voice vote.
1999 B. W. Folsom No More Free Markets or Free Beer ii. 49 The Republicans..supported an ‘anti-treat’ bill, which would ban the treating of free drinks in saloons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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