Adam's alen.

Brit.

/ˌadəmz ˈeɪl/, U.S.

/ˌædəmz ˈeɪl/

Forms: 1600s Adams ale, 1600s– Adam's ale, 1900s– Adams' ale (nonstandard).

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Adam , ale n.

Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Adam (see Adam n.¹) + ale n., water being taken to be a drink of natural simplicity and hence appropriate to the first man. Compare later old Adam n. 2, Adam n.¹ Phrases 4.

Water (as a drink).

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the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun]

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Adam's ale1643

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cold Adam1699

H2O1891

council pop1999

the world > matter > liquid > water > [noun] > for drinking

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Adam's ale1643

Adam's wine1747

drinking-water1888

1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 32 They have beene shut up in prisons and dungeons..allowed onely a poore pittance of Adams Ale, and scarce a penny bread a day to support their lives.

1681 A. Behn 2nd Pt. Rover i. i. 15 Brown Bread and old Adams Ale is only currant amongst ye.

a1721 M. Prior Wandering Pilgrim in Misc. Wks. (1740) II. 9 A Rechabite poor Will must live, And drink of Adam's ale.

1837 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 54 We'll drink Adam's ale, and we get it pool measure.

1860 Amer. Agriculturist 19 358/3 I am a teetotaller and believe that Adam's ale is about the best article of drink that was ever put into a tumbler.

1916 Marines Mag. Aug. 47 The relief I felt when I partook of a sumptuous portion of ‘Adams' ale’ cannot be described by mere words.

2010 Independent (Nexis) 12 May 46 Back then, it [sc. gin] was drunk not only like water, but instead of it due to the potentially lethal qualities of Adam's Ale at that time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adams ale
释义	Adam's alen. Brit. /ˌadəmz ˈeɪl/, U.S. /ˌædəmz ˈeɪl/ Forms: 1600s Adams ale, 1600s– Adam's ale, 1900s– Adams' ale (nonstandard). Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Adam , ale n. Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Adam (see Adam n.¹) + ale n., water being taken to be a drink of natural simplicity and hence appropriate to the first man. Compare later old Adam n. 2, Adam n.¹ Phrases 4. Water (as a drink). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] waterOE Adam's ale1643 old Adama1689 cold Adam1699 H2O1891 council pop1999 the world > matter > liquid > water > [noun] > for drinking streamc1275 Adam's ale1643 Adam's wine1747 drinking-water1888 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 32 They have beene shut up in prisons and dungeons..allowed onely a poore pittance of Adams Ale, and scarce a penny bread a day to support their lives. 1681 A. Behn 2nd Pt. Rover i. i. 15 Brown Bread and old Adams Ale is only currant amongst ye. a1721 M. Prior Wandering Pilgrim in Misc. Wks. (1740) II. 9 A Rechabite poor Will must live, And drink of Adam's ale. 1837 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 54 We'll drink Adam's ale, and we get it pool measure. 1860 Amer. Agriculturist 19 358/3 I am a teetotaller and believe that Adam's ale is about the best article of drink that was ever put into a tumbler. 1916 Marines Mag. Aug. 47 The relief I felt when I partook of a sumptuous portion of ‘Adams' ale’ cannot be described by mere words. 2010 Independent (Nexis) 12 May 46 Back then, it [sc. gin] was drunk not only like water, but instead of it due to the potentially lethal qualities of Adam's Ale at that time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1643
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