单词 | jersey lightning |
释义 | > as lemmasJersey lightning Jersey lightning n. colloquial a strong kind of apple-jack, peach-brandy, or whisky. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others koumiss1598 nugs of balm1609 rakia1613 pariah-arrack1671 stalagma1684 fenouillette1706 aguardiente1752 fennel water1757 rakia1778 mahua1810 mahua-arrack1813 kirschwasser1819 mescal1826 still-spirit1832 mobbie1833 zibib1836 potato spirit1839 mowra1846 tequila1849 Jersey lightning1852 petit baume1858 kirsch1869 mastic1876 Hoochinoo1877 mastic brandy1883 mastika1889 hooch1897 ouzo1897 milk-whisky1906 mahua spirit1920 shochu1938 mirabelle1940 tsipouro1947 mahua liquor1961 Mao-tai1962 changaa1975 reposado1982 1852 Alta California (San Francisco) 23 Aug. 2/5 The rumsellers dealt out Jersey lightning by the gallon. 1863 Boston Sat. Herald 9 Aug. 2/7 Jersey lightning. 1866 J. C. Gregg Life in Army xii. 96 When his brains become addled by too much ‘Jersey lightning’, he is not fit to drive a decent mule team. 1872 G. P. Burnham Mem. U.S. Secret Service p. vi Jersey lightning, a peculiar New Jersey drink; ‘blue ruin’. 1970 Observer 19 Apr. 9/4 This urbane and sophisticated man came to believe that after repeal Jersey Lightning would capture the fancy of the whole country, and become a standard national drink. < as lemmas |
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