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ball of malt

ball of malt noun: a glass of whiskey.

Noun

ball of malt (plural balls of malt)

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic) A glass of whiskey.
    • Myles na gCopaleen, in one of those Cruiskeen Lawn columns that Eamon Morrissey so brilliantl­y adapted for the stage, conjures up a vivid picture of a man suffering the full effects of the night before, entering the pub, ordering in a croaky voice a ball of malt, and then, with shaky hand, firing...2015, Paul Drury, Flann O'Brien would find much to mock in this deluded effort to tackle our drinking

Forms of ball of malt

pluralballs of malt

Origin of ball of malt

From ball (“glass”) + malt (“whiskey”).

Questions about ball of malt

What does ball of malt mean?
Ball of malt means a glass of whiskey.
What part of speech is ball of malt?
Ball of malt is a noun.
What is the plural of ball of malt?
The plural of ball of malt is balls of malt.

Words near ball of malt in the dictionary

  1. ball mustard
  2. ball mustards
  3. ball of chalk
  4. ball of fire
  5. ball of fluff
  6. ball of malt
  7. ball of the thumb
  8. ball off
  9. ball out
  10. ball outs
  11. ball park

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