单词 | horlick |
释义 | Horlickn. 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 Horlick's firm in 1883. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > milk drinks > [noun] rice milk1620 whig1684 leban1695 saloop1728 sack-whey1736 celery whey1761 mustard whey1769 wine whey1769 Scotch chocolate1785 whey-whig1811 chocolate milk1819 horchata1859 tamarind-whey1883 milk shake1886 Horlick1891 lassi1894 Ovaltine1906 shake1909 malt1942 malted1945 1891 Trade 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. 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 510/3 Horlick's malted milk. 1932 L. Golding Magnolia St. ii. iv. 324 The Horlick's mugs danced on the trestle tables. 1936 R. Lehmann Weather in Streets i. v. 152 ‘Hot milk?’.. ‘No, thank you, Mum. Not even Horlick's.’ 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain vii. 150 A tray of ‘night-caps’, hot milk for Evadne, a whisky and soda for Laura, Horlick's for herself. 1966 J. Cleary High Commissioner iii. 53 A spoonful of Horlicks in a glass of Scotch and I'll be fine. 1973 J. Wilson Truth or Dare ii. 24 She..rinsed out the Horlicks mugs. Draft additions March 2004 British colloquial. Also with lower-case initial. In plural. A mess; a disordered or spoiled state of affairs. Frequently in to make a Horlicks of and variants.Originally largely associated with upper- and middle-class speakers. ΚΠ 1975 R. Davies World of Wonders (1977) 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. 1981 ‘P. Simmonds’ Very Posy (1985) (cartoon caption) I may make a frightful Horlicks of it. 1988 J. Trollope Choir vii. 122 He thought privately that they would make a fearful horlicks of running the choir. 2003 Daily 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1891 |
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