loll-shraubn.
/ˈlɒlʃrɔːb/, U.S. /ˈlɑlˌʃrɔb/, /ˈlɑlˌʃrɑb/ ‘The universal name for claret in India’ (Yule).
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claret?1533
Bordeauxc1570
Haut-Brion1663
terse1671
Margaux1705
Lafite1707
long cork1759
Médoc1793
loll-shraub1816
comet claret1828
Latour1833
Mouton1833
palus1833
St. Emilion1833
Larose1841
Pauillac1858
Pontet-Canet1860
Pomerol1866
Léoville1875
Mouton-Rothschild1880
1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master ii. 45 Will master drink loll shraub, or beer?
1834 H. Caunter Oriental Ann. viii. 106 The sturdy Mussulman made no scruple of taking his bottle of loll shrob.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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