small drinkn.adj.

Brit.

/smɔːl ˈdrɪŋk/, U.S.

/ˌsmɔl ˈdrɪŋk/,

/ˌsmɑl ˈdrɪŋk/

Forms: see small adj. and n.² and drink n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., drink n.

Etymology: < small adj. (compare small adj. 14a(a)) + drink n. Compare earlier small beer n.

A. n.

†1. Beer, ale, etc., of a weak, poor, or inferior quality. Cf. small beer n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > weak or inferior beer

small beer1498

small drinkc1525

tap-lash1623

pritch1673

grout1674

belch1706

whip-belly1738

penny-whip1786

swipes1796

strike-me-dead1824

inky-pinky1835

swankey1841

suds1904

near-beer1909

c1525 J. Rastell Of Gentylnes & Nobylyte sig. Cii I ete broun brede and drynk small drynk.

1633 Gutta Podagrica 40 I utterly dislike of small drink,..being of a thin and weak substance.

1736 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer iv. 21 There have been many Thousand Barrels of Strong and Small Drink spoiled, both by common and private Brewers, who generally seem more wanting in this Knowledge, than of any other Branch of Brewing.

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. vii. 186 We took up our Rest, for the Night, at a House that had no Sign, but set occasional Lodgings and sold Bread and small Drink.

1829 D. Booth Art of Brewing i. ix. 57 In its stead, a kind of small drink is brewed; but it is destitute of all the qualities which were so often celebrated in Scottish song, and is scarcely superior to the trash termed table-beer in the workhouses of the metropolis.

1884 Harper's New Monthly Mag. July 222/2 Nor will he drink any longer small drink, no, nor water, but heavy ales and rich wines.

2. Scottish. to be no small drink: (of a person) to be important or influential. Cf. to think small beer of at small beer n. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (intransitive)]

reckeOE

recka1250

attainc1374

beforcec1375

pertaina1382

concern1477

import1539

signifya1616

to trench into (unto)1621

to bear (a) (great) state1623

urge1654

relate1655

bulk1672

refer1677

argufy1751

to be no small drinka1774

tell1779

reckon1811

to count for (much, little, nothing, etc.)1857

to stand for something (or nothing)1863

shout1876

count1885

mind1915

rate1926

society > authority > power > influence > have influence [verb (intransitive)]

weighc1386

to have, bear, carry, strike a (great, etc.) stroke1531

to hold placea1535

to take place1535

to bear (a or the) sway1549

to have weight1565

say1614

to be no small drinka1774

matter1848

to pack a punch (also wallop)a1938

a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 167 Our Johnny's nae sma' drink you'll guess.

1836 Sc. Ann. 179 I felt myself already nae sma' drink.

1934 ‘Uncle Tom’ Mrs. Goudie's Tea-pairty 10 A heap o' relations that has a gude richt to think themselves nae sma' drink.

1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 July 6 I remember well the first car I ever drove, it was my father's Triumph Herald Alpine, and it was lilac. I'd a dress that matched it, and I thought I was no small drink!

2004 Recorded Interview (BBC Voices Recordings: Leith) (SCOTS transcript) in www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Someone who thinks they're great, they think they're nae sma drink.

†B. adj. (attributive).

Trivial, of no consequence. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial

eathlyc890

lighteOE

littleOE

small?c1225

singlec1449

easy1474

triflous1509

naughty1526

slender1530

slight1548

shrimpish1549

slipper1567

truanta1572

toyous1581

trivious1583

mean1585

silly1587

nicea1594

puny?1594

puisne1598

pusill1599

whindling1601

sapless1602

non-significant1603

poor1603

unsignificant1603

flea-bite1605

perishing1605

lank1607

weightless1610

fonda1616

penny farthing1615

triviala1616

unweighty1621

transitory1637

twattling1651

inconsiderate1655

unserious1655

nugal1656

small drink1656

slighty1662

minute1668

paddling1679

snitling1682

retail1697

Lilliputian1726

vain1731

rattletrap1760

peppercornish1762

peppercorn1791

underling1804

venial1806

lightweight1809

floccinaucical1826

small-bore1833

minified1837

trantlum1838

piffling1848

tea-tabular1855

potty1860

whipping-snapping1861

tea-gardeny1862

quiddling1863

twaddling1863

fidgeting1865

penny ante1865

feather-weighted1870

jerkwater1877

midget1879

mimsy1880

shirttail1881

two-by-four1885

footle1894

skittery1905

footery1929

Mickey Mouse1931

chickenshit1934

minoritized1945

marginal1952

marginalized1961

tea-party1961

little league1962

marginalizing1977

minnowy1991

1656 R. Fletcher Poems in Ex Otio Negotium 190 The small drink countrey squires of the first venter.

1659 R. Wild Poems (1870) 1 Our small-drink times Must be contented, and take up with rhymes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	small drink
释义	small drinkn.adj. Brit. /smɔːl ˈdrɪŋk/, U.S. /ˌsmɔl ˈdrɪŋk/, /ˌsmɑl ˈdrɪŋk/ Forms: see small adj. and n.² and drink n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., drink n. Etymology: < small adj. (compare small adj. 14a(a)) + drink n. Compare earlier small beer n. A. n. †1. Beer, ale, etc., of a weak, poor, or inferior quality. Cf. small beer n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > weak or inferior beer small beer1498 small drinkc1525 tap-lash1623 pritch1673 grout1674 belch1706 whip-belly1738 penny-whip1786 swipes1796 strike-me-dead1824 inky-pinky1835 swankey1841 suds1904 near-beer1909 c1525 J. Rastell Of Gentylnes & Nobylyte sig. Cii I ete broun brede and drynk small drynk. 1633 Gutta Podagrica 40 I utterly dislike of small drink,..being of a thin and weak substance. 1736 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer iv. 21 There have been many Thousand Barrels of Strong and Small Drink spoiled, both by common and private Brewers, who generally seem more wanting in this Knowledge, than of any other Branch of Brewing. 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. vii. 186 We took up our Rest, for the Night, at a House that had no Sign, but set occasional Lodgings and sold Bread and small Drink. 1829 D. Booth Art of Brewing i. ix. 57 In its stead, a kind of small drink is brewed; but it is destitute of all the qualities which were so often celebrated in Scottish song, and is scarcely superior to the trash termed table-beer in the workhouses of the metropolis. 1884 Harper's New Monthly Mag. July 222/2 Nor will he drink any longer small drink, no, nor water, but heavy ales and rich wines. 2. Scottish. to be no small drink: (of a person) to be important or influential. Cf. to think small beer of at small beer n. 2c. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (intransitive)] reckeOE recka1250 attainc1374 beforcec1375 pertaina1382 concern1477 import1539 signifya1616 to trench into (unto)1621 to bear (a) (great) state1623 urge1654 relate1655 bulk1672 refer1677 argufy1751 to be no small drinka1774 tell1779 reckon1811 to count for (much, little, nothing, etc.)1857 to stand for something (or nothing)1863 shout1876 count1885 mind1915 rate1926 society > authority > power > influence > have influence [verb (intransitive)] weighc1386 to have, bear, carry, strike a (great, etc.) stroke1531 to hold placea1535 to take place1535 to bear (a or the) sway1549 to have weight1565 say1614 to be no small drinka1774 matter1848 to pack a punch (also wallop)a1938 a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 167 Our Johnny's nae sma' drink you'll guess. 1836 Sc. Ann. 179 I felt myself already nae sma' drink. 1934 ‘Uncle Tom’ Mrs. Goudie's Tea-pairty 10 A heap o' relations that has a gude richt to think themselves nae sma' drink. 1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 July 6 I remember well the first car I ever drove, it was my father's Triumph Herald Alpine, and it was lilac. I'd a dress that matched it, and I thought I was no small drink! 2004 Recorded Interview (BBC Voices Recordings: Leith) (SCOTS transcript) in www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Someone who thinks they're great, they think they're nae sma drink. †B. adj. (attributive). Trivial, of no consequence. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial eathlyc890 lighteOE littleOE small?c1225 singlec1449 easy1474 triflous1509 naughty1526 slender1530 slight1548 shrimpish1549 slipper1567 truanta1572 toyous1581 trivious1583 mean1585 silly1587 nicea1594 puny?1594 puisne1598 pusill1599 whindling1601 sapless1602 non-significant1603 poor1603 unsignificant1603 flea-bite1605 perishing1605 lank1607 weightless1610 fonda1616 penny farthing1615 triviala1616 unweighty1621 transitory1637 twattling1651 inconsiderate1655 unserious1655 nugal1656 small drink1656 slighty1662 minute1668 paddling1679 snitling1682 retail1697 Lilliputian1726 vain1731 rattletrap1760 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 underling1804 venial1806 lightweight1809 floccinaucical1826 small-bore1833 minified1837 trantlum1838 piffling1848 tea-tabular1855 potty1860 whipping-snapping1861 tea-gardeny1862 quiddling1863 twaddling1863 fidgeting1865 penny ante1865 feather-weighted1870 jerkwater1877 midget1879 mimsy1880 shirttail1881 two-by-four1885 footle1894 skittery1905 footery1929 Mickey Mouse1931 chickenshit1934 minoritized1945 marginal1952 marginalized1961 tea-party1961 little league1962 marginalizing1977 minnowy1991 1656 R. Fletcher Poems in Ex Otio Negotium 190 The small drink countrey squires of the first venter. 1659 R. Wild Poems (1870) 1 Our small-drink times Must be contented, and take up with rhymes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1525
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