单词 | polly water |
释义 | > as lemmasPolly water Apollinaris mineral water; a bottle or glass of this. Also more fully Polly water. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > mineral water > types of acidulae1670 Malvern water1756 Saratoga water1793 barége1811 Vichy1858 Congress water1865 Apollinaris1875 Contrexéville1877 Polly1878 Poland1881 St. Galmier1883 Vittel1895 Perrier1904 Evian1907 San Pellegrino1924 1878 Fun 26 Jan. Sweet champagne and Apollinaris—Sham and Polly, as it is slangily called. 1893 G. Egerton Keynotes 59 The draught is transformed into lukewarm water, or ‘Polly’ without the ‘dash’ in it. 1908 Daily Chron. 3 July 6/7 Here, miss! a Scotch and 'Polly, please! 1954 J. Betjeman Few Late Chrysanthemums 43 And a host of little spiders Ran a race across the ciders To a box of baby 'pollies by the beer. 1969 S. Hyland Top Bloody Secret ii. 165 Do not call it Appollinaris [sic] water... Nobody else..calls it that. They all say ‘Polly water’. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 12 Dec. 22 ‘Scotch and Polly’—whisky with Apollinaris mineral water, imported from Germany—was a popular combination. < as lemmas |
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