单词 | ambeer |
释义 | ambeer in British English (ˌæmˈbɪə) noun Southern US saliva containing tobacco juice ambeer in American English (ˈæmbɪər) noun (chiefly in South Midland and Southern US dialect) tobacco juice Word origin [1755–65; Amer.; earlier, water soaked in cut tobacco refuse; perh. b. amber and beer, alluding to its color and foaminess]This word is first recorded in the period 1755–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: affiliate, generalization, lame duck, mitt, outfit |
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