shandygaffn.
/ˈʃandɪɡaf/, U.S. /ˈʃændiˌɡæf/ A drink composed of a mixture of beer and ginger-beer.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > mixed drinks of ale or beer > [noun]
three-threads1698
pap-in1748
half-and-half1756
porter cup1790
shandygaff1853
mixed ale1864
cooper1871
black and tan1881
four-half1884
mother-in-law1884
shandy1888
smiler1892
mild-and-bitter1933
red-eye1960
1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green xii. 118 He taught me..to make shandy-gaff and sherry-cobbler.
1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. xv. 284 With a large pewter, foaming with shandygaff, in each hand.
1881 J. Payn Grape from Thorn li A glass of ‘shandigaff’.
1903 F. Markham Recoll. Town Boy Westm. 135 What with the charge for the [racquet-] court, our luncheon, and frequent shandy~gaffs, our money only just lasted out.
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