mobbien.

Brit.

/ˈmɒbi/, U.S.

/ˈmɑbi/

Forms: 1600s mabby, 1600s mobbi, 1600s– mobbie, 1600s– mobby, 1800s– mobee Brit.

/ˈməʊbi/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊbi/.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < Carib mabi sweet potato (1665 in R. Breton Dict. Caraibe-François), although this is not found in other Carib sources. Compare mauby n.

1. Caribbean.

a. An alcoholic drink made from sweet potatoes. Now historical.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > liquor from sweet potato

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casiri1796

1638 T. Verney in J. Bruce Verney Papers (1853) 194 This as we call mobby is only potatoes boyled, and then pressed as hard as they can till all the juce is gon out of the root into fayre water, and after three houres this is good drink.

1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 31 The first [drink], and that which is most used in the Iland, is Mobbie, a drink made of Potatoes.

a1726 H. Barham Hortus Americanus (1794) 153 Potatoes, or Batatas... An excellent drink is made of the roots, called mobby.

1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 34 (note) Mobby is a Drink made with pounded Potatoes, and Water fermented with Sugar or Molasses.

1826 H. N. Coleridge Six Months W. Indies (ed. 2) 42 (note) Their suppers being a few potatoes for meat, and water or mobbie to drink.

1961 F. G. Cassidy Jamaica Talk 204 Mobbie..was originally made with sweet potatoes.

1984 William & Mary Q. 41 228 He wrote that the favorite drink on Barbados was ‘mobbie’, a beverage made from boiled potatoes.

†b. A drink made from ginger (see quot. 1859). Cf. mauby n. 1. Obsolete.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others

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nugs of balm1609

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pariah-arrack1671

stalagma1684

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aguardiente1752

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mahua1810

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kirschwasser1819

mescal1826

still-spirit1832

mobbie1833

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potato spirit1839

mowra1846

tequila1849

Jersey lightning1852

petit baume1858

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mastic1876

Hoochinoo1877

mastic brandy1883

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shochu1938

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mahua liquor1961

Mao-tai1962

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1833 Mrs. A. C. Carmichael Domest. Manners W. Indies II. xiv. 68 Ginger beer, mobee, and orgeat are always plentiful [in the market].

1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) Mobee, a fermented liquor made by the negroes in the West Indies, prepared with sugar, ginger, and snake-root.

†2. North American. The juice of apples or peaches, often fermented and used to make brandy. Also: the brandy itself, or a punch made with it (more fully mobbie punch). Obsolete.

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1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia iv. xxii. 78 Others make a Drink of them [sc. peaches], which they call Mobby, and either drink it as Cyder, or Distil it off for Brandy.

1722 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia (ed. 2) iv. xvii. 254 Mobby Punch, made either of Rum from the Caribbee Islands, or Brandy distill'd from their Apples and Peaches.

1800 J. Boucher Glossary p. xlix Mobbie; the liquid, as first expressed from the fruit, and which is afterwards distilled, and thus becomes peach or apple brandy.

1810 Inventory Estate S. E. Butler in Georgia Hist. Q. (1946) 52 218 9 Mobby Stands..1 tight hogshead & 5 Casks..1 pr. Mill Stones.

1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. Mobby, the liquid or juice first expressed from apples and peaches, and afterwards distilled to make apple or peach brandy.

1871 M. Schele de Vere Americanisms Mobee or Mobby..is frequently applied in the South to what in England would be simply called a ‘punch’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mobbie
释义	mobbien. Brit. /ˈmɒbi/, U.S. /ˈmɑbi/ Forms: 1600s mabby, 1600s mobbi, 1600s– mobbie, 1600s– mobby, 1800s– mobee Brit. /ˈməʊbi/, U.S. /ˈmoʊbi/. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < Carib mabi sweet potato (1665 in R. Breton Dict. Caraibe-François), although this is not found in other Carib sources. Compare mauby n. 1. Caribbean. a. An alcoholic drink made from sweet potatoes. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > liquor from sweet potato mobbie1638 casiri1796 1638 T. Verney in J. Bruce Verney Papers (1853) 194 This as we call mobby is only potatoes boyled, and then pressed as hard as they can till all the juce is gon out of the root into fayre water, and after three houres this is good drink. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 31 The first [drink], and that which is most used in the Iland, is Mobbie, a drink made of Potatoes. a1726 H. Barham Hortus Americanus (1794) 153 Potatoes, or Batatas... An excellent drink is made of the roots, called mobby. 1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 34 (note) Mobby is a Drink made with pounded Potatoes, and Water fermented with Sugar or Molasses. 1826 H. N. Coleridge Six Months W. Indies (ed. 2) 42 (note) Their suppers being a few potatoes for meat, and water or mobbie to drink. 1961 F. G. Cassidy Jamaica Talk 204 Mobbie..was originally made with sweet potatoes. 1984 William & Mary Q. 41 228 He wrote that the favorite drink on Barbados was ‘mobbie’, a beverage made from boiled potatoes. †b. A drink made from ginger (see quot. 1859). Cf. mauby n. 1. Obsolete. 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 1833 Mrs. A. C. Carmichael Domest. Manners W. Indies II. xiv. 68 Ginger beer, mobee, and orgeat are always plentiful [in the market]. 1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) Mobee, a fermented liquor made by the negroes in the West Indies, prepared with sugar, ginger, and snake-root. †2. North American. The juice of apples or peaches, often fermented and used to make brandy. Also: the brandy itself, or a punch made with it (more fully mobbie punch). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia iv. xxii. 78 Others make a Drink of them [sc. peaches], which they call Mobby, and either drink it as Cyder, or Distil it off for Brandy. 1722 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia (ed. 2) iv. xvii. 254 Mobby Punch, made either of Rum from the Caribbee Islands, or Brandy distill'd from their Apples and Peaches. 1800 J. Boucher Glossary p. xlix Mobbie; the liquid, as first expressed from the fruit, and which is afterwards distilled, and thus becomes peach or apple brandy. 1810 Inventory Estate S. E. Butler in Georgia Hist. Q. (1946) 52 218 9 Mobby Stands..1 tight hogshead & 5 Casks..1 pr. Mill Stones. 1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. Mobby, the liquid or juice first expressed from apples and peaches, and afterwards distilled to make apple or peach brandy. 1871 M. Schele de Vere Americanisms Mobee or Mobby..is frequently applied in the South to what in England would be simply called a ‘punch’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638
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