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pos·set P0465500 (pŏs′ĭt)n. A spiced drink of hot sweetened milk curdled with wine or ale.
[Middle English poshet, possot : perhaps Old French *posce (Latin pōsca, drink of vinegar and water from potāre, to drink; see potable + Latin esca, food, from edere, to eat; see edible) + Middle English hot, hot; see hot.]posset (ˈpɒsɪt) n (Cookery) a drink of hot milk curdled with ale, beer, etc, flavoured with spices, formerly used as a remedy for colds[C15 poshoote, of unknown origin]pos•set (ˈpɒs ɪt)
n. a drink of hot milk curdled with ale or wine and often spiced. [1400–50; late Middle English poshote, possot, of uncertain orig.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | posset - sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beerdrink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
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sneck possetarchaic A rejection, refusal, or cold reception; a closed door (as on a visitor). Primarily heard in UK. After receiving a veritable sneck posset from his wealthy distant relations, Milton set to drinking in the town's tavern for want of any other recourse.See also: posset, sneckgive a sneck possetarchaic To give a rejection, refusal, or cold reception. Primarily heard in UK. Milton set to drinking in the town's tavern after his wealthy distant relations gave a sneck posset.See also: give, posset, sneckpossetenUK
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