| 单词 | toddy-lifter |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoddy-lifter toddy-lifter n. historical a tube with a bulbous end, used in the manner of a pipette to transfer toddy (sense 2) or punch from a bowl to a glass. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > utensils for wine basketc950 faucet?a1400 claretc1440 tilter1630 simpulum1672 worm1681 valentia1688 screw1697 bottle screw1699 corkscrew1720 cyathus1768 toddy ladle1807 valinch1823 champagne fountain1835 wine-wagon1848 beer-tray1862 beer-pull1864 oenochoe1871 bottle opener1872 kovsh1884 toddy-lifter1894 set-up1930 beer-mat1939 1894 Glasgow Herald 9 Oct. 9/3 In Case IX..of the Old Glasgow Exhibition is a ‘crystal toddy lifter’, lent by Mr Young, R.S.W. 1923 Classical Q. 17 173 The ‘Toddy-lifter’, known in Scotch and Irish households during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a bulbous glass cylinder, is exactly the instrument [sc. the clepsydra] described here. 1954 E. M. Elville Paperweights x. 107 A toddy-lifter was something like a miniature decanter in shape, with a body large enough to hold a glassful of liquid. 2007 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 23 Dec. f4 It's a toddy lifter, which was used to siphon toddy or punch from a punch bowl to a cup without spilling. < as lemmas |
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