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angel's share

angel's share is the alternative form of angels' share.

Meaning of angels' share

Noun

angels' share (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The portion of a wine, whiskey or other alcoholic spirit's volume that is lost to evaporation during aging, particularly while it matures in barrels (and evaporates through the porous wood).
    Synonyms:
    angel's dram

Questions about angel's share

What is angel's share the alternative form of?
Angel's share is the alternative form of angels' share.

Words near angel's share in the dictionary

  1. angel's food cakes
  2. angel's hair
  3. angel's kiss
  4. angel's ladder
  5. angel's ladders
  6. angel's share
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  8. angel's trumpet
  9. angel's trumpets
  10. angel's-food cake
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