| 单词 | oatmeal water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoatmeal water oatmeal water n. [in quot. 1858 translating German Hafergrützwasser] a mixture of water and oatmeal (usually with sugar or salt), prepared as a drink, esp. in order to restore or maintain health or energy. ΚΠ 1858 F. B. von Seckendorf Jrnl. Secret in T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. ix. xi. 538 The King begins to bring up phlegm; drinks a great deal of oatmeal-water. 1875 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 38 30 He had known a good many working men..who had worked upon oatmeal water. 1986 M. Hughes Blaine's Way (1989) ii. 36 Go ask your Mom for a pail of salted oatmeal water. We're spit dry after that. < as lemmas |
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