Postumn.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊstəm/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊstəm/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Post, English -um.

Etymology: < the name of Charles William Post (see Post Toasties n.) + -um, after Latin nouns with this ending.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A proprietary name for: a coffee substitute. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [noun] > coffee substitutes

rye coffee1766

pea coffee1805

dandelion coffee1852

chicory1853

Postum1895

1895 Chicago Tribune 4 June 5/4 If coffee disagrees, use Postum Cereal, a delicious substitute, made of pure grains.

1895 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 3 Dec. 1549/1, 27,402 Food Drinks. Postum Cereal Co., Limited, Battle Creek, Mich. Filed Oct. 7, 1895 Postum Cereal. Used since February 1895.

1922 Hotel World 15 Apr. 15/2 Choice of Coffee, Tea, Milk, Postum, Cocoa.

1967 Listener 21 Sept. 370/1 His frugal breakfast—perhaps a cup of Postum coffee and some biscuits.

1978 J. Carroll Mortal Friends v. vi. 572 None of that cappuccino stuff, Jack... See if they have Postum, will you?.. Well, lace it with a lot of milk, will you? Make it like American.

2002 I. Sansom Truth about Babies 65 C.W. Post, the American, the inventor of Postum, the grain-based coffee substitute, ran an ad.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postum
释义	Postumn. Brit. /ˈpəʊstəm/, U.S. /ˈpoʊstəm/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Post, English -um. Etymology: < the name of Charles William Post (see Post Toasties n.) + -um, after Latin nouns with this ending. Originally and chiefly U.S. A proprietary name for: a coffee substitute. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [noun] > coffee substitutes rye coffee1766 pea coffee1805 dandelion coffee1852 chicory1853 Postum1895 1895 Chicago Tribune 4 June 5/4 If coffee disagrees, use Postum Cereal, a delicious substitute, made of pure grains. 1895 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 3 Dec. 1549/1, 27,402 Food Drinks. Postum Cereal Co., Limited, Battle Creek, Mich. Filed Oct. 7, 1895 Postum Cereal. Used since February 1895. 1922 Hotel World 15 Apr. 15/2 Choice of Coffee, Tea, Milk, Postum, Cocoa. 1967 Listener 21 Sept. 370/1 His frugal breakfast—perhaps a cup of Postum coffee and some biscuits. 1978 J. Carroll Mortal Friends v. vi. 572 None of that cappuccino stuff, Jack... See if they have Postum, will you?.. Well, lace it with a lot of milk, will you? Make it like American. 2002 I. Sansom Truth about Babies 65 C.W. Post, the American, the inventor of Postum, the grain-based coffee substitute, ran an ad. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
随便看	dream-speller dream-sweet dream-teller dream-thirl dream-tide dream-travel dream-while dream-wise dreamage dreamalliance dreamawake dreamawakened dreambased dreamboat dreamboats dreamborn dreambright dreambuilt dreamcatcher dreamchange dreamchild dreamcraft dreamcreated dreamed dreamed up