| 单词 | horse's neck |
| 释义 | > as lemmashorse's neck horse's neck n. slang (originally U.S.) a beverage of ginger ale flavoured with lemon-peel, with or without the addition of whisky, brandy, or gin. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > spirits and beer or ale purl1659 flip1695 hotpot1698 humpty-dumpty1698 upright1796 dog's nose1823 cobbler's punch1865 horse's neck1903 1903 ‘C. E. Merriman’ Lett. from Son 177 Every man then visited the tool-house, where a tin wash-boiler filled with what they call here ‘horse's neck’, a savage compound of whiskey and hard cider, occupied the place of honor. 1925 J. Metcalfe Smoking Leg 138 A tall young man in a grey suit whose drink was horse's neck in summer and Burton in the winter. 1936 E. Ambler Dark Frontier xiii. 219 I ordered a Horse's Neck, remembered how bad the gin was..and had a small beer instead. 1938 L. MacNeice I crossed Minch ii. xv. 211 If I could sit in a garden shady With a Horse's Neck or a White Lady. 1968 Daily Tel. 13 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 43/3 Brandy and soda, or brandy and some soft drink like ginger ale—the Horse's Neck—have become women's drinks. < as lemmas |
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