| 单词 | old man's milk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold man's milk old man's milk n. (also old men's milk) Scottish a drink resembling eggnog, usually made with brandy, eggs, sugar, and (sometimes) cream. ΚΠ 1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. II. 42 A little brandy, water, sugar, and yolks of eggs, beat up together; which I think they call Old man's milk. 1793 Aberdeen Bk.-lover IV. iii. 64 We drink ‘Old Men's Milk’; it is a perfect remedy. 1814 C. I. Johnstone Saxon & Gaël II. 78 Flora made me a bowl of ould man's milk, but nothing would bring me round. 1929 F. M. McNeill Sc. Kitchen 232 Auld man's milk... Cream, rum, whisky, or brandy, eggs, nutmeg or lemon zest... This morning dram is the same as the egg-nogg of America. 1995 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 23 Dec. 17 Other drinks which visitors..may sample are mulled wine and Old Man's Milk. The latter turns out to be more appetising than its name suggests, made as it is from a pint of single cream, a quarter-of-a-pint of brandy, sugar, and egg yolk. < as lemmas |
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