| 单词 | root beer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroot beer root beer n. originally and chiefly North American a sweetened effervescent or carbonated drink made from an extract of the roots and bark of certain plants, esp. sassafras. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [noun] > root or birch beer root beer1815 sarsaparilla1850 birch beer1883 the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > non-malted brews > [noun] > others kvassa1556 locus ale1693 honey beer1731 maple beer1788 heath-ale1801 treacle beer1806 root beer1815 treacle alea1833 gale-beer1863 nettle beer1864 shimiyana1870 birch beer1883 parsnip beer1897 skokiaan1926 1815 Dedham (Mass.) Gaz. 4 Aug. 4 She..always keeps by her plenty of rhubard, motherwort, yellow-dock, and root beer, to keep the blood in order. 1840 New Eng. Weekly Rev. 23 May 1/2 The minit I git hum, the old woman will go to making root-beer. 1877 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. I. 441/1 Saccharine liquors more or less completely fermented, and flavored with various substances, such as spruce beer, ginger beer, root beer, etc. 1921 Glasgow Herald 25 Apr. 8 I was ‘all right’—should I ever want anything better than ginger-ale, root beer, or coco-cola [sic]. 2007 B. Engvall Just Guy vii. 29 May I have a root beer, no ice? < as lemmas |
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