| 单词 | viper-broth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasviper-broth viper-broth n. broth made from vipers, or in which a viper has been boiled, formerly supposed to possess nutritive or invigorating properties. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > gruel or broth for invalids > [noun] gruel1362 water gruel?c1450 cullisc1460 chicken brothc1540 coulis1603 barley-milk1607 maize-cream1626 chicken water1684 barley-cream1694 thin gruel1699 viper-broth1702 wangracea1733 barley-gruel1769 beef-tea1783 conjee1789 Revalenta1848 skink1880 toast-water1905 1702 R. Mead Mech. Acct. Poisons i. 34 The Patient ought to eat frequently of Viper Gelly, or Broth. 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 327 Hunted Venison, Stale Meats, Viper Broths, or Wine. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iii. 309 Viper-Broth is both anti-acid and nourishing. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 349/1 The lingering belief in the wonderfully invigorating qualities of ‘viper broth’ is not yet quite extinct in some places. < as lemmas |
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