| 单词 | maiden's water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmaiden's water maiden's water n. colloquial (chiefly Australian) any weak drink, esp. tea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > [noun] > a drink or draught shenchc950 drinkc1000 draughtc1200 beveragec1390 napa1450 potation1479–81 potionc1484 slaker?1518 glut1541 pocill1572 adipson1601 go-down1614 slash1614 gulf1674 libation1751 meridian1771 sinda1774 sling1788 mahogany1791 a shove in the mouth1821 nooner1836 quencher1841 refresh1851 slackener1861 squencher1871 refreshener1888 refresher1922 maiden's blush1941 maiden's water1975 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 45 Maid's-water, a thin, bodyless drink, esp. weak tea.] 1975 Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 1 Nov. 21/1 There has been some talk of calling upon Aunt Cissy Roach to take the matter in hand... She could do so, we know, armed with no more than two haddock bones, a small crock of maiden's water and the ford hatch cover from the ill-fated Leslie and Grace. 1986 B. Hudson First Austral. Dict. Vulgarities & Obscenities (1987) Maiden's water, weak tea. < as lemmas |
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