shan'tn.1
/ʃɑːnt/, U.S. /ʃænt/ An utterance of ‘shan't’; a refusal.
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1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh vi A sulky, half-muttered ‘shan't’ was the only reply.
1887 S. Baring-Gould Gaverocks xxxiii ‘Hoity toity!’ exclaimed Madam. ‘No cant's and shan'ts with me. What I have settled shall be.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
shantn.2
/ʃant/ slang.
A quart, a pot; a pot of drink. Hence loosely, a drink.
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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > holding specific amount
pint1354
pint pot1383
potteler1386
pottle pot1392
gagec1440
quart stoup1452
thirdendeal1571
pint stoup1638
triental1656
pottle1698
go1788
three-out1836
shant1851
jackshay1867
stein1915
viertel1967
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of
strong drink?1490
drink1535
whiff1605
tip1612
wet1719
swilla1731
booze1732
slug1756
whitter1786
intoxication1799
O (or oh) be joyful1823
sneezer1823
north-wester1830
drain1836
damp1837
smile1839
snifter1844
liquor1860
rosiner1871
tiddlywink1880
bevvy1889
gargle1889
snort1889
jolt1904
smahan1914
tincture1914
taste1919
piss1925
drinkie1947
smash1959
shant1960
1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 218/2 They have a ‘shant of gatter’ (pot of beer) at the nearest ‘boozing ken’.
1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 90 Shant, a pot or quart. ‘Shant of bivy’ a quart of beer.
1893 P. H. Emerson Signor Lippo v. 13 To show you mean it stand a couple of shants of bevarly to square the boys.
1960 News Chron. 5 Aug. 7/8 We did not want to roll anybody but we had a few shants and I always get a bit garritty then.
1960 News Chron. 5 Aug. 7/8 We all like a fight when we have had a few shants.
1970 A. Draper Swansong for Rare Bird vii. 52 ‘So I had a few shants,’ I said.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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