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balls of malt

balls of malt is the plural of ball of malt.

Meaning of ball of malt

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

Questions about balls of malt

What is balls of malt the plural of?
Balls of malt is the plural of ball of malt.

Words near balls of malt in the dictionary

  1. balls in hand
  2. balls it off
  3. balls of chalk
  4. balls of fire
  5. balls of fluff
  6. balls of malt
  7. balls of steel
  8. balls of the thumb
  9. balls off
  10. balls on
  11. balls out

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