simkinn.
/ˈsɪmkiːn/, U.S. /ˈsɪmˌkin/ Anglo-Indian. Now disused.
Champagne.
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1829 ‘T. Rendrag’ Poems 67 I looked at the servant, but in vain; it was ‘mine host's’ order, which of course prevented my tasting his Simpkin, as the natives call it.
1842 John Bull 10 Sept. 440/2 He may..drink simkin, or as you say, Champagne, play whist, billiards and the devil, till he gets weary of pleasure.
1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah vi. 164 The comfort of the Sahibs must be insured; bacon, cheese,..beer-shrub, brandy-shrub, sherry-shrub, Simkin-shrub. tea-shrub, [etc.], must be despatched on a-head.
1914 Times of India 15 July 6/7 Find wisdom in the beaded glass Of Simkin or more frugal Bass.
1930 H. Hobbs Romance of Calcutta Sweep 61 The simkin was sent round on ‘silver salivas’.
1954 J. Masters Bhowani Junction xxxix. 340 A cork popped, and Molly shrieked, ‘Goody! Simkin!’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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