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a little of the creature

a little of the creature noun: a small drink of alcoholic spirits.

Noun

a little of the creature (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, US, colloquial) A small drink of alcoholic spirits.
    • So I took ‘a leetle of the creater’ – that warmer of the cold, and cooler of the hot, – and it made me feel so good that I concluded it was like the negro's rabbit, ‘good any way.’1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska, published 1987, page 42
    • Nothing; only it is poor sport to go on a dub without a little of the critter.1853, Anna Maria Collins, Mrs. Ben Darby, page 23
    Synonyms:
    nip

Synonyms of a little of the creature

Forms of a little of the creature

alternative forma little of the critter
alternative form (obsolete)a leetle of the creater

Questions about a little of the creature

What does a little of the creature mean?
A little of the creature means a small drink of alcoholic spirits.
What part of speech is a little of the creature?
A little of the creature is a noun.

Words near a little of the creature in the dictionary

  1. a little goes a long way
  2. a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
  3. a little learning is a dangerous thing
  4. a little matter
  5. a little of something goes a long way
  6. a little of the creature
  7. a little pot is soon hot
  8. a long time coming
  9. a long time in coming
  10. a lot
  11. a lot a bit

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